Дано: $$\sin \alpha = \frac{12}{13}$$, $$\frac{\pi}{2} < \alpha < \pi$$.
Найти: $$\cos \alpha$$, $$\tan \alpha$$, $$\ctg \alpha$$.
Решение:
1) $$\cos^2 \alpha + \sin^2 \alpha = 1$$, следовательно, $$\cos \alpha = \pm \sqrt{1 - \sin^2 \alpha}$$.
2) Т.к. $$\frac{\pi}{2} < \alpha < \pi$$, то $$\cos \alpha < 0$$, значит, $$\cos \alpha = - \sqrt{1 - \sin^2 \alpha}$$.
3) $$\cos \alpha = - \sqrt{1 - (\frac{12}{13})^2} = - \sqrt{1 - \frac{144}{169}} = - \sqrt{\frac{169 - 144}{169}} = - \sqrt{\frac{25}{169}} = - \frac{5}{13}$$.
4) $$\tan \alpha = \frac{\sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha} = \frac{\frac{12}{13}}{-\frac{5}{13}} = -\frac{12}{5} = -2.4$$.
5) $$\ctg \alpha = \frac{1}{\tan \alpha} = -\frac{5}{12}$$.
Ответ: $$\cos \alpha = -\frac{5}{13}$$, $$\tan \alpha = -2.4$$, $$\ctg \alpha = -\frac{5}{12}$$.