Solution 4.2:1d
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| - | + | The side marked ''x'' is the hypotenuse in the right-angled triangle and the side of length 16 is the adjacent to the angle of 20°.  | |
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| + | By writing the quotient for <math>\cos 20^{\circ}</math>, we obtain the relation  | ||
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| + | {{Displayed math||<math>\cos 20^{\circ} = \frac{16}{x}</math>}}  | ||
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| + | and this gives  | ||
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| + | {{Displayed math||<math>x = \frac{16}{\cos20^{\circ}}\quad ({}\approx 17\textrm{.}0)\,\textrm{.}</math>}}  | ||
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The side marked x is the hypotenuse in the right-angled triangle and the side of length 16 is the adjacent to the angle of 20°.
By writing the quotient for \displaystyle \cos 20^{\circ}, we obtain the relation
| \displaystyle \cos 20^{\circ} = \frac{16}{x} | 
and this gives
| \displaystyle x = \frac{16}{\cos20^{\circ}}\quad ({}\approx 17\textrm{.}0)\,\textrm{.} | 

