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Given (6, -8) is a point on the terminal side of angle 0, find cos 0.

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Final answer:

To find the cosine of angle 0, use the x-coordinate of the point on the terminal side of the angle.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cosine of angle 0, we can use the x-coordinate of the point (6, -8) on the terminal side of angle 0. The x-coordinate represents the adjacent side in the right triangle formed by the angle. So, cos 0 = adjacent/hypotenuse = 6/√(6^2 + (-8)^2) = 6/10 = 0.6.

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