Find cot β if csc β = −35√5 and sec β =−32 .

Answer 1

cscB = 1/sinB

secB = 1/cosB

It's in quadrant IV

but the two may be contradictory

with no solution.

try to solve or B with each given secant and cosecant. If they're differenct, you have a hay wire problem

Answer 2

While you could come up with a formula using ratios (sec/csc = tan), this would not be correct with this problem, because at most one of the absolute value of csc and sec can be greater than √2 (we can have 0 if the absolute value of each is √2), and the absolute value of both of these values is greater than √2.