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Geometry and TrigonometryEasyCosine as a ratio of sides

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A right triangle has legs of length 6 and 8 and a hypotenuse of length 10. What is the cosine of the angle between the leg of length 8 and the hypotenuse?

  1. A. 4/5Correct
  2. B. 3/5
  3. C. 4/3
  4. D. 5/4

Answer: A. 4/5

Cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse: 8/10 = 4/5.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 3/5
3/5 is the sine of that angle (6/10).
C. 4/3
4/3 is 8/6, adjacent over opposite.
D. 5/4
5/4 inverts the ratio.

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