What is cos P? Right triangle PQR with a short leg measuring 5, a long leg measuring 12, and the hypotenuse as 13 A. 5/12 B. 12/13 C. 5/13 D. 12/5

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Nepthar · Answer 1 · 2015-09-27T23:17:28+0000

It depends how you name the sides of triangle.
Look at picture at the result.

$cos\alpha=(12)/(13)\\ cos\beta=(5)/(13)$

PS. Sorry for my terrible drawing but I did it as fast as possible :)

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