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OpenStudy (anonymous):

676 X 4

OpenStudy (danjs):

the cosine function is always between -1 and 1

OpenStudy (danjs):

remember your unit circle, it goes out to +1 , -1

OpenStudy (danjs):

5/4 is larger than 1

OpenStudy (danjs):

try and put cos^-1(x) into your calculator, it will say error or Domain error or something like that

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

so false

OpenStudy (danjs):

For any point on the circle, the x,y coordinate is the cos(theta) and sin(theta) respectively

OpenStudy (danjs):

You see the largest value that the cos(o) can be is +1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh so it's true?

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (danjs):

5/4 is greater than 1, the cos function is always between -1 and +1, so the cos(o)=5/4 is FALSE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh ok I got confused for a min

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