Problem 31 of 34fun-031
For an acute angle in a right triangle, . What is the value of ?
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- Cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse. So draw a right triangle with adjacent side and hypotenuse .
- Find the missing side with the Pythagorean theorem: , so and .
- Tangent is opposite over adjacent: .
- Traps: is upside down, is , and is flipped over.