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Find the cosine of L

Find the cosine of L-example-1

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Answer:

0.42

Explanation:

use the attached as reference

recall that for a right (90°) triangle, with any acute angle θ,

cos θ = length of adjacent side / length of hypotenuse

in our case, for angle I, the adjacent side is HI = 36 units and the hypotenuse is IJ = 85 units

by the above formula,

cos I = length of adjacent side / length of hypotenuse

= 36 / 85

= 0.42353

= 0.42 (rounded to nearest hundredth)

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