SOLUTION: An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with sin θ = 3/4. What is the value of cot θ?

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Question 1104079: An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with
sin θ = 3/4. What is the value of cot θ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with
sin θ = 3/4. What is the value of cot θ?
Since the sine equals opposite over hypotenuse, draw a right 
triangle with angle θ having its opposite side equal to 
the numerator of 3/4, which is 3, and hypotenuse equal
to the denominator of 3/4, which is 4.



Edwin