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What is the ratio cos C?

What is the ratio cos C?-example-1
User Reck
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Answer:

8/17

Explanation:

17² = 15² + adjacent²

adjacent² = 64

adjacent = 8

Cos C = adjacent/hypotenuse

= 8/17

User Psuzzi
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Answer:

Roughly, sinC = 15/17

=> AB = 15, BC = 17 => AC = sqrt(17^2-15^2) = 8

=> cos C = AC/BC = 8/17

User Abhijeet Kushe
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