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Ch. 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles
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Capitolo 3, Problema 64

Give the exact value of each expression. See Example 5. csc 60°

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Recall that the cosecant function is the reciprocal of the sine function, so \(\csc \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta}\).
Identify the angle given: \(60^\circ\).
Find the exact value of \(\sin 60^\circ\). From the special angles in trigonometry, \(\sin 60^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\).
Use the reciprocal relationship to write \(\csc 60^\circ = \frac{1}{\sin 60^\circ} = \frac{1}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\).
Simplify the expression by multiplying numerator and denominator appropriately to find the exact value of \(\csc 60^\circ\).

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