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The angle 01 is located in Quadrant III, and sin(01)=-12/13. What is the value of cos(O1)

The angle 01 is located in Quadrant III, and sin(01)=-12/13. What is the value of-example-1

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The cosine of the angle is -5/13 given that
\sin(\theta_1) = -(12)/(13)and in quadrant III

How to determine the cosine of the angle

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:


\sin(\theta_1) = -(12)/(13)

The cosine of the angle can be calculated using the following equation


\cos(\theta_1) = \pm \sqrt{1 - \sin^2(\theta_1)

Substitute the known values into the equation


\cos(\theta_1) = \pm \sqrt{1 - (-(12)/(13))^2

So, we have


\cos(\theta_1) = \pm \sqrt{1 - (144)/(169)

This gives


\cos(\theta_1) = \pm \sqrt{ (25)/(169)

So, we have


\cos(\theta_1) = \pm(5)/(13)

Cosine is negative in the third quadrant

So, we have


\cos(\theta_1) = -(5)/(13)

Hence, the cosine of the angle is -5/13

User Madhavan Malolan
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cos\emptyset_1=\frac{5}{\text{1}3}

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

The angle 01 is located in Quadrant III,so

we know, by definition


\text{sen}\varphi=\frac{opposite\text{ side}}{\text{hypotenuse}}

so, by replacing


\begin{gathered} \text{sen}\varphi=\frac{opposite\text{ side}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \\ \text{sen}\emptyset_1=\frac{-12}{\text{1}3} \\ \text{hence:} \\ \text{opposite side}(\text{purple) is 12( negative indicates to the left)} \\ \text{hypotenuse}=13 \end{gathered}

to find cos , we need to find the misssing side( adjacent side), let's use the Pythagorean theorem:


\begin{gathered} a^2+b^2=c^2 \\ so \\ 12^2+adjacentside^2=13^2 \\ adjacentside^2=13^2-12^2 \\ adjacentside^2=25 \\ √(adjacentside^2)=√(25) \\ \text{adjacent side= 5} \\ \\ \end{gathered}

Step 2

now, replace in the cosine formula


\begin{gathered} cos\emptyset=\frac{adjancent\text{ side}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \\ cos\emptyset_1=\frac{5}{\text{1}3} \\ \end{gathered}

I hope this helps you

The angle 01 is located in Quadrant III, and sin(01)=-12/13. What is the value of-example-1
User Shamshad Alam
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