Asked by House

If 0<theta<90 and tan theta= (square root 3)/2, find cos theta?

tan(t) =ã3 /2; cos(t) = 1/ã(1+(tant)^2)= 1/ã(1+3/4) = 2/ã7

right or wrong?

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Answered by Reiny
You are doing this the hard way.

make a diagram
since tan theta = √3/2, and tan theta = opposite/adjacent, make the oppose √3 and the adjacent 2
In your head you could do Pythagoras and get the hypotenuse √7
since cos theta = adjacent/hypotenuse
cos theta = 2/√7

which is what you got.
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