SOLUTION: In right triangle ABC, angle A and angle B are complementary angles. The value of cos A is 5/13. What is the value of sin B?
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Question 868502: In right triangle ABC, angle A and angle B are complementary angles. The value of cos A is 5/13. What is the value of sin B?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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