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TRIGONOMETRY what are the horizontal and vertical components? Round to the nearest tenth

TRIGONOMETRY what are the horizontal and vertical components? Round to the nearest-example-1
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To solve this problem, we will use the following diagram as reference:

From the above diagram, we notice that to determine the x component, we will use the trigonometric function cosine:


\cos 95^(\circ)=(x)/(8).

Therefore:


x=8\cos 95^(\circ).

To determine the value of y, we use the trigonometric function sine:


\sin 95^(\circ)=(y)/(8).

Therefore:


y=\sin 95^(\circ)\cdot8.

Answer:


(-0.7,8.0)\text{.}

TRIGONOMETRY what are the horizontal and vertical components? Round to the nearest-example-1
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