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Given sin x=0.5 what is cos x

User BKM
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Answer:

the answer is 0.86603

hope this helps

User Chris Pushbullet
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sinx=0,5=(1)/(2)


sin^2x+cos^2x=1

((1)/(2))^2+cos^2x=1

(1)/(4)+cos^2x=1

cos^2x=(3)/(4)

cosx=(√(3))/(2)
or

cosx=-(√(3))/(2)

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