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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Calculate the value of cos O in the following triangle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hartnn (hartnn):

could u find the hypotenuse, using pythagoras theorem ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mmm yeah I could, but then there's that whole thing with the cos = adjacent/hypotenuse aannddd then I get lost.

hartnn (hartnn):

so what u got hypotenuse as ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

544, just have no idea which one the adjacent side is. (stupid question, sorry!)

hartnn (hartnn):

actually good question, |dw:1353556727616:dw| the side exactly opposite to angle theta is opposite side, then you know which is hypotenuse, the remaining side is adjacent side.

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