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Help me using trigonometry

Help me using trigonometry-example-1
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Here, we must use the cos(x) rule…

Cos(x)=A/H

Here, the adjacent side is 3 and the hypotenuse is 8.

Thus,

Cos(x)=3/8

To find x, take the cosine inverse of both sides

cos^-1(cos(x))= cos^-1(3/8)

Thus x=cos^-1(3/8)

Thus, x is approximately 68 degrees.

Hope this helps!
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