SOLUTION: In a right triangle, if cos x=12,then what is tan x? I have tried tofigure this out but this problem does not make any sense, by the way that is the whole problem.

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Question 554052: In a right triangle, if cos x=12,then what is tan x?
I have tried tofigure this out but this problem does not make any sense, by the way that is the whole problem.
Thank you so very much
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In a right triangle, if cos x=12,then what is tan x?
I have tried tofigure this out but this problem does not make any sense, by the way that is the whole problem.
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The cosine has a max value of 1 (for real numbers), it can't be 12 for a triangle.