First step, add/subtract multiples of 180° until you have an angle between -180° and 180°
If θ is in QI, you're done.
If θ is in QIII, reflect through the origin. That is, add 180°. Done.
If θ is in QIV, y<0, so reflect through the x-axis. That is, add 180°.
Then, if θ is in QII, reflect it in the y-axis so x>0. That is, subtract θ from 180°.
SO, for -280°,
add 180: -100°
Now θ is in QIII, so 1dd 180: 80°
The rules get messy, and there are lots of ways to express things. Study your text, google reference angle on the web, until you find a method that makes sense. You want to end up in QI for the reference angle.
#2 Reference angle is 60, but θ is in QII, where x<0 and y<0. So rotate θ through 180°, so it winds up as 240°.
#3
reference angle for -150° is 30°.
So, since -150° is in QIII, x<0 and y<0.
secθ = r/x = 1/(-√3/2) = -2/√3
1. Reference angle for -280 degrees?
I do not understand why you add 360????
2. Theta=? If reference angle =60 and theta terminates in quadrant 3.
What does terminate mean?
Please show work and explain why.
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3. Exact value for sec theta if theta=-150 degrees
Please explain and show work
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