Find All Trig Functions of Gamma Given cot(gamma)=4/3

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Given cot(gamma)=4/3 find all possible values of the five remaining trigonometric functions of γ.

Could somebody help me here?
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Let's make a diagram.

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) node[anchor=north]{$A$}
-- (4,0) node[anchor=north]{$C$}
-- (4,4) node[anchor=south]{$B$}
-- cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}

Using the given information and Pythagoras:

$$\overline{AC}=4\quad\overline{BC}=3\quad\overline{AB}=5$$

Now, can you determine the five remaining trigonometric ratios?