SOLUTION: suppose 0<Θ< pi/2 and tan =7/8. evaluate cos Θ and sin Θ.

Question 1168789: suppose 0<Θ< pi/2 and tan =7/8. evaluate cos Θ and sin Θ.
Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the tangent is 7/8, that means that the altitude and base of the right
triangle are 7 and 8, respectively. Thus the hypotenuse is sqrt(49+64) = sqrt(113),
and the sin and cos, are 7/sqrt(113) and 8/sqrt(113), respectively.
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