Jacques is told that an angle has a cosine of 5√4

and is in Quadrant IV. Use the Pythagorean identity sin2(θ)+cos2(θ)=1
and the quadrant to find the sine.(1 point)

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Since the angle is in Quadrant IV, both the sine and cosine are negative.

Using the Pythagorean identity sin^2(θ) + cos^2(θ) = 1, we can work backwards to find the sine:

sin^2(θ) + (5√4)^2 = 1

sin^2(θ) + 100 = 1

sin^2(θ) = 1 - 100

sin^2(θ) = -99

Since the sine is negative in Quadrant IV, we take the negative square root of -99:

sin(θ) = -√99 = -3√11

Therefore, the sine of the angle is -3√11.
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