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The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
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The ratio of the length (in a right triangle) of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse
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Cosine of Angle: cos A= Adjacent\Hypotenuse.
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ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
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(trig) The sine of the complement.
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For a given acute angle in a right triangle, the ratio: Length of side adjacent to angle X Length of hypotenuse Cross-products The cross-products of the ratios 3/4 and 9/12 are 3 x 12 and 4 x 9. Cube A prism with all square faces. Customary System of Measurement A system for measuring length in inches, feet, yards, miles; capacity in cups, pints, quarts, gallons; weight in temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Cylinder A solid figure with two circular bases that are parallel and congruent. D's
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For any acute angle in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side, to the length of the hypotenuse.
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Cosine (abbreviated cos) is a trigonometric ratio, corresponding to the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
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The trigonometric function that is defined as the ratio of the leg adjacent to an angle to the hypotenuse of its right triangle.
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Cos(q) is the x- coordinate of the point on the unit circle so that the ray connecting the point with the origin makes an angle of q with the positive x- axis. When q is an angle of a right triangle, then cos(q) is the ratio of the adjacent side with the hypotenuse.
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The cosine of an angle in a right triangle is equal to the length of the side adjacent to the angle divided by the length of the hypotenuse.
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