Question

how do you find the degree of a right triangle with cosine of 39 and 44

Answer 1

needs a bit of clarification

Answer 2

i'll say

Answer 3

what do 39 and 44 tell us?

Answer 4

well the marked angle is primed for sin, not cos .... other than that

Answer 5

for practice, can you tell me the definitions of sin, cos in terms of their side ratios?

Answer 6

sin=opp/hyp cos=adj/hyp and tan=opp/adj

Answer 7

so in this case, we have an angle, and the sides over from it, and hypot

Answer 8

which trig function would we use