# Cosine

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

cos θ =

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#### Solution:

$\mathrm{cos}\theta =\frac{8}{\sqrt{{8}^{2}+{6}^{2}}}=\frac{8}{10}=0.8$

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