Patrick B. answered 01/19/20
Math and computer tutor/teacher
negative secant means negative cosine...
cosine and sine are both negative in quadrant 3
Remember "ADD SUGAR TO COFFEE"
A : all trig functions are positive in quadrant 1
S : sine is positive in quadrant 2
T : tangent is positive in quadrant 3
C : cosine is positive in quadrant 4