| Exam Board | SPS |
| Module | SPS FM (SPS FM) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Session | October |
| Topic | Trig Graphs & Exact Values |
5. A cotangent function \(\cot x\) is defined as \(\cot x = \frac { \cos x } { \sin x } , x \neq 180 ^ { \circ } k , k \in \mathbb { Z }\).
a) If \(- 270 ^ { \circ } \leq \alpha \leq - 180 ^ { \circ }\) and \(\cot \alpha = - \frac { 12 } { 5 }\), find the exact value of \(\sin \alpha\) and \(\cos \alpha\).
b) If the sum of the squares of the side lengths of a triangle equals 2021 and the sum of the cotangents of its angles is 43 , find the area of that triangle.
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