SOLUTION: What are the ratios for sin A and cos A? The triangle is not drawn to scale https://www.connexus.com/content/media/869972-7182013-22053-PM-1511755009.png

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Question 849013: What are the ratios for sin A and cos A? The triangle is not drawn to scale
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Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source):
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Let's assume that the picture you attached looked something like this:

Instead of let's call it A.
We think of our good ol' friend chief SOH-CAH-TOA. Where:
Sin = opp/hyp
Cos = adj/hyp
Tan = opp/adj
So for sin(A), locate where A is. Indicate the side OPPOSITE of A, that's our numerator. Then find the HYPOTENUSE, that's our denominator. This is always the side opposite of our right angle and it is the longest side.
So for cos(A), locate where A is. Indicate the side ADJACENT of A, that's our numerator. Then find the HYPOTENUSE, that's our denominator.