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tan = sin/cos

Now cos2 = 1 - sin2 so cos = +/- sqrt(1 - sin2)

In the second quadrant, cos is negative, so cos = - sqrt(1 - sin2)

So that tan = sin/[-sqrt(1 - sin2)]

or -sin/sqrt(1 - sin2)

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