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Find cos x if sin x cotx = 0.5

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Answer: 0.5

Explanation:


cot(x)=(1)/(tan(x)) =(1)/((sin(x))/(cos(x)) ) =(cos(x))/(sin(x))\\\\sin(x)cot(x)=sin(x)*(cos(x))/(sin(x)) =cos(x)\\\\cos(x)=sin(x)cot(x)=0.5

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