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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the value of cos θ for the angle shown. The picture shows (4,-radical 33) in Quadrant 4.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

you need the hypotenuse of that right triangle via pythagoras it is \[\sqrt{4^2+\sqrt{33}^2}=\sqrt{16+33}=\sqrt{49}=7\]

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

now you can take any trig ratio you like, sine, cosine, tangent, whatever

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