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OpenStudy (asapt):

Find cos45degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/sqrt(2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's the answer.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

\[\cos\theta = \frac{\text{adj}}{\text{hypo}}\]

OpenStudy (asapt):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-_-

OpenStudy (asapt):

what

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

ok

OpenStudy (asapt):

whats goin on

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

trigonometry ?

OpenStudy (asapt):

yea

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

we know the hypotenuse, from pythagorus

OpenStudy (asapt):

idk what a pythagorus is

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

pythagorus says, for a right angled triangle of sides a,b,c a^2 + b^2 = c^2 in our case 1 + 1 = 2

OpenStudy (asapt):

ok then what?

OpenStudy (asapt):

so the anmswer is 2?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

nope

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

hypo^2 is 2

OpenStudy (asapt):

ok whats next

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

so hypo is √2

OpenStudy (asapt):

so that over 2

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

so cos 45 = adj / √2

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