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What is sin θ of the angle in standard position whose terminal side passes through (16,63)

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check picture below
use the pythagorean theorem to get the hypotenuse, then get the sine of it


\bf \textit{pythagorean theorem} \\\\\\ c^2=a^2+b^2\implies c=√(a^2+b^2)\qquad \begin{cases} c=hypotenuse\\ a=adjacent\\ b=opposite \end{cases}
What is sin θ of the angle in standard position whose terminal side passes through-example-1
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