# Trigonometric values

I'm trying to do my math homework,but I got stuck in this problem.

Find the other trigonometric functions values if $\sin{x}=\frac{5}{13}$ and $\tan{x}<0$.

If $x$ would have been given in only one quadrant it would be fine but here $\tan{x}<0$ in the second and fourth quadrants.

When I find $\cot{x}$ it's easy because it has the same sign in both given quadrants, but how to find $\cos{x}$ when we know that $\cos$ in the second quadrant is negative and in the fourth quadrant is positive?

Thank you!

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But you know the sign of the sine, so that determines the quadrant. –  Daniel Fischer Sep 24 '13 at 19:33
Yes exactly now I understand it.Thank you very much! –  Student Sep 24 '13 at 19:36
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HINT:

As $$\tan x=\frac{\sin x}{\cos x},\cos x=\frac{\sin x}{\tan x}$$

We have $\sin x>0,\tan x<0$

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$$\text{Knowing}\;\;\sin x = \frac 5{13} > 0, \;\text{ then }\; \tan x = \dfrac {\sin x}{\cos x} \lt 0 \implies \cos x \lt 0$$

In which quadrant is $\sin x > 0, \cos x \lt 0$?

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