Problem

Find $\sin \theta$.
\[
\sec \theta=\frac{13}{6}, \tan \theta< 0
\]
\[
\sin \theta=
\]
(Simplify your answer, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.)

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Final Answer: \(\sin \theta = \boxed{-\frac{115}{130}}\)

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Step 1 :We know that \(\sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta}\), so \(\cos \theta = \frac{1}{\sec \theta} = \frac{6}{13}\).

Step 2 :We also know that \(\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1\), so we can solve for \(\sin \theta\) by rearranging this equation to get \(\sin \theta = \sqrt{1 - \cos^2 \theta}\).

Step 3 :However, we also know that \(\tan \theta < 0\), which means that \(\sin \theta\) and \(\cos \theta\) must have opposite signs. Since \(\cos \theta > 0\), \(\sin \theta\) must be negative.

Step 4 :Therefore, \(\sin \theta = -\sqrt{1 - \cos^2 \theta}\).

Step 5 :Final Answer: \(\sin \theta = \boxed{-\frac{115}{130}}\)

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