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If cos(x) = 0.5, then what is x?

If cos(x) = 0.5, then what is x?-example-1

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Answer: second option.

Explanation:

You have that:


cos(x)=0.5

Then, to find the value of "x", you need to apply Arccosine ( This is the inverse function of the cosine).

Therefore, applying this in the procedure, you get that the value of "x" is the following:


cos(x)=0.5\\\\x=Arccos(0.5)\\\\x=60\°

You can observe that this matches with the second option.

User BeepDog
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Answer:

=60 the second option.

Explanation:

Given the trigonometric ratio, we can find the value of the angle by simply finding the inverse of the given ratio.

If for example Cos ∅= a, then ∅=Cos⁻¹a

If Cos (x)= 0.5, then x= Cos⁻¹ 0.5

Cos⁻1 0.5=60°

The angle whose sine is 0.5 is ∅=60°

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