Find one value of θ or x that satisfies each of the following.
sec x = csc (2π/3)

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Recall the definitions of the secant and cosecant functions: \(\sec x = \frac{1}{\cos x}\) and \(\csc y = \frac{1}{\sin y}\).

Rewrite the given equation \(\sec x = \csc \left( \frac{2\pi}{3} \right)\) as \(\frac{1}{\cos x} = \frac{1}{\sin \left( \frac{2\pi}{3} \right)}\).

Simplify the equation to \(\cos x = \sin \left( \frac{2\pi}{3} \right)\) by taking the reciprocal of both sides.

Evaluate \(\sin \left( \frac{2\pi}{3} \right)\) using the unit circle or known sine values for special angles.

Set \(\cos x\) equal to the value found in the previous step and solve for \(x\) by considering the general solutions for cosine, which are \(x = \pm \arccos(\text{value}) + 2k\pi\), where \(k\) is any integer.

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