Homework Help: trig

Posted by Courtney on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 12:05pm.

if P(-4,1) is a point on the terminal side of angle (theta), in standard position, then what is the exact value of csc (theta)?

trig - Reiny, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 1:28pm
Did you make a sketch?
from (-4,1), x = -4, y = 1, hypotenuse = √17
csc(theta) = 1/sin(theta)

simple from here.

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