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

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asked Mar 23, 2023 122k views

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RaiBnod · Answer 1 · 2023-03-29T01:58:01+0000

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:

$(-0.7,8.0)\text{.}$