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Given that cos(30)= 3 2 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} , find csc(60). Input your answer as a+b-c, where csc(60) is a b c \frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c} .
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P.S.The numbers given in the question are degrees.

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Mahdi Raza
Jun 3, 2020

cos ( 3 0 ) = sin ( 6 0 ) = 3 2 \cos{(30^{\circ})} = \sin{(60^{\circ})} = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} csc ( 6 0 ) = 1 sin ( 6 0 ) = 1 3 2 = 2 3 = 2 3 3 \csc{(60^{\circ})} = \dfrac{1}{\sin{(60^{\circ})}} = \dfrac{1}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}} = \dfrac{2 \sqrt{3}}{3} 2 + 3 3 = 2 2+3-3 = \boxed{2}

Jeff Giff
Jun 3, 2020

Since cos(30)=sin(60)= 3 2 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
and the value of csc θ \csc \theta = 1 sin θ \frac{1}{\sin \theta} So csc(60)= 2 3 \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} = 2 3 3 \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3} ,
which gives a=2,b=3,c=3.

Since you typed the question incorrectly, “the question is flawed” is the correct answer. You typed cos(60) instead of cos(30).

Richard Costen - 1 year ago

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Uh oh. Typo. Sorry😅

Jeff Giff - 1 year ago

The Latex worked out wrong so I re-wrote the question. Then I made a mistake😅

Jeff Giff - 1 year ago

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Friendly reminder: the way the question is posed, it is asking for the value in radians. If you mean degrees, attach ^\circ in your LaTeX \LaTeX .

Elijah L - 1 year ago

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