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OpenStudy (aripotta):

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OpenStudy (campbell_st):

well you have a given angle and the hypotenuse. You need to find the opposite side. any ideas.

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i was thinking sine...but it's not one of the choices?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

lol... thats what I just realised.

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i know csc is the reciprocal of sine...could i use that? i don't know when to use csc, sec, and cot :/

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

if you use a reciprocal function csc(23) = 2500/x so x = 2500/csc(23)

OpenStudy (aripotta):

so c?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

but how do you know when to use it instead of sin?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i'm so confused bro

OpenStudy (anonymous):

opposite + hypotenuse

OpenStudy (aripotta):

plus? wut?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

those two are involved in what ratios ?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

sin and csc

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you look at options, since sin is not there, you go ahead and use csc, simple !

OpenStudy (aripotta):

:/ seems like a trick lol

OpenStudy (aripotta):

if i was solving this question in the real world, with no multiple choice...i would use sin or csc?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

both would yield the same NUMERICAL answer if u plug them in calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

becoz, sin = 1/csc

OpenStudy (aripotta):

so confused :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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