Use the Fundamental Identities to Find the Value of the Trigonometric

Multiple Choice

Use the fundamental identities to find the value of the trigonometric function.
-Find $\cot \theta$ , given that $\cos \theta = \frac { 8 } { 17 }$ and $\theta$ is in quadrant IV.

A) $- \frac { 15 } { 8 }$
B) $\frac { 17 } { 8 }$
C) $- \frac { 8 } { 15 }$
D) $- \frac { 8 } { 3 }$