document.write( "Question 1089538: In right triangle XYZ,XY=8 ,YZ=15 and XZ=17. What is cos X? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do you know what cosine is ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is the ratio of the adjacent leg to the hypotenuse.\r
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