Secant is the reciprocal of which other ratio? Sine Cosine Cotangent Cosecant

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Stargazer · Answer 1 · 2018-07-12T21:28:44+0000

Answer:

$\displaystyle Cosine$

Explanation:

$\displaystyle (HYPOTENUSE)/(ADJACENT) = sec\:θ \\ (ADJACENT)/(HYPOTENUSE) = cos\:θ$

You can easily tell how these trigonometric ratios are multiplicative inverses [reciprocals] of each other.

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