Cosine

The point (8, 6) is on the terminal side of angle θ.

cos θ =


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Solution:

cos theta = fraction{ 8}{ sqrt{ 8**2 + 6**2 } } = fraction{ 8}{ 10 } = 0.8 ; ;

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