Use the Fundamental Identities to Find the Value of the Trigonometric

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the fundamental identities to find the value of the trigonometric function.
-Find $\tan \theta$ if $\sec \theta = \frac { \sqrt { 26 } } { 5 }$ and $\sin \theta < 0$

• A) \(- 5\)
• B) \(- \sqrt { 26 }\)
• C) \(- \frac { 1 } { 5 }\)
• D) 5

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