Problem

Find the exact value of each of the six trigonometric functions of the angle $\theta$ in the figure.
\[
\sin \theta=\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}
\]

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Final Answer: \(\boxed{\sin \theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, \cos \theta = \frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}, \tan \theta = \frac{1}{2}, \csc \theta = \sqrt{5}, \sec \theta = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}, \cot \theta = 2}\)

Steps

Step 1 :Given that \(\sin \theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\)

Step 2 :Use the Pythagorean identity \(\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1\) to find \(\cos \theta\)

Step 3 :\(\cos \theta = \sqrt{1 - \sin^2 \theta} = \sqrt{1 - \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\right)^2} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\)

Step 4 :Use the definitions of the other trigonometric functions in terms of \(\sin \theta\) and \(\cos \theta\) to find their values

Step 5 :\(\tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} = \frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}}{\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}} = \frac{1}{2}\)

Step 6 :\(\csc \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = \sqrt{5}\)

Step 7 :\(\sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta} = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\)

Step 8 :\(\cot \theta = \frac{1}{\tan \theta} = 2\)

Step 9 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{\sin \theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, \cos \theta = \frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}, \tan \theta = \frac{1}{2}, \csc \theta = \sqrt{5}, \sec \theta = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}, \cot \theta = 2}\)

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