SOLUTION: If the given values in a right triangle are Cos A = 1/3 and a=2, find the hypotenuse c.

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Question 85735: If the given values in a right triangle are Cos A = 1/3 and a=2, find the
hypotenuse c.
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If the given values in a right triangle are Cos A = 1/3 and a=2,
find the hypotenuse c.



We have the system of equations:




or




or




Now we can use substitution to solve:










Substitute that in 


Edwin
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