SOLUTION: if cos theta=0.6 how do you find sin theta?

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Question 1026113: if cos theta=0.6 how do you find sin theta?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are a couple of methods
cos theta = 0.6

cos^2theta = 0.36

1- cos^2theta = 1-0.36

sin^2theta = 0.64
take the square root
sin theta = 0.8