document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972564>Question 972564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the inverse of cotangent opposite/adjacent? There is a question that says assuming an angle is in Quadrant I, find the exact value of cos(cot^-1 12/5)), but I don't know how to go about figuring it out because I've never seen a cot^-1 before??? Thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cos(cot^-1 12/5))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This reads: cos of an angle (x) whose cot is (12/5) (inverse of cot function)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In other words, cot (x)=12/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve the problem, just find out what angle x is, then take the cos of it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In given problem, you are working with a (5-12-13) reference right triangle in quadrant I, which means cos x=12/13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: the inverse of a trig function is always an angle, whereas, the trig function is a numerical value. </SPAN>\n" );
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