Vì \(\pi < \alpha < \frac{{3\pi }}{2}\)nên \(\sin \alpha > 0\). Mặc khác, từ \({\sin ^2}\alpha + {\cos ^2}\alpha = 1\) suy ra
\(\sin \alpha = \sqrt {1 - {{\cos }^2}\alpha } = \sqrt {1 - \frac{4}{9}} = \frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{3}\)
Do đó \(\tan \alpha = \frac{{\sin \alpha }}{{\cos \alpha }} = \frac{{\frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{3}}}{{ - \frac{2}{3}}} = - \frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{2};\cot \alpha = \frac{1}{{\tan \alpha }} = \frac{{ - 2}}{{\sqrt 5 }}\)