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sankarankalyanam

Feb 24, 2018

$tan theta = - (1/3)$

Explanation:

Given $- cos^2 theta = 3 sin theta * cos theta$

$- cos theta * cancel(cos theta )= 3 sin theta * cancel (cos theta)$

$- (cos theta/ sin theta) = 3$

$cos theta / sin theta = -3$

$sin theta / cos theta = -(1/3)$

$tan theta = - (1/3)$

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