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OpenStudy (august899):

Find the approximate length of c. (Multiple Choice)

OpenStudy (august899):

OpenStudy (xguardians):

Do you know sohcahtoa?

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

cosine (30) = adjacent / hypotenuse

OpenStudy (august899):

A.3.46,B.0.87,C.1.00,D.0.29

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

The hypotenuse = adjacent / cosine (30)

OpenStudy (august899):

So c=3/30?

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

No c = 3 / cosine (30)

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

Do you know the cosine of 30 degrees?

OpenStudy (august899):

c=3/sqrt 3/2

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

I think you are using the Pythagorean Theorem which won't work when you only know 1 side.

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