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What function uses the ADJACENT and the HYPOTENUSE? SOH-CAH-TOA
cos R, equals, start fraction, adjacent, divided by, hypotenuse, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 11, divided by, x, end fraction. cos 61, equals, start fraction, 11 divided by, x, end fraction. start fraction, cos 61, divided by 11, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 11, divided by, x, end fraction. x cos 61, equals, 11. x cos 61= 11.
start fraction, x, cos 61, divided by, cos 61, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 11, divided by, cos 61, end fraction.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The trig function is cosine (cos), since cos = adjacent/hypotenuse.

Given cos 61° = 11/x:
Multiply both sides by x: x·cos 61° = 11
Divide by cos 61°: x = 11 / cos 61°

Numerically, cos 61° ≈ 0.4848, so
x ≈ 11 / 0.4848 ≈ 22.7.