The hypotenuse of the right triangle ABC shown below is 17 feet long. The cosine of angle C is 35. How many feet long is the seg

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olga_2 [115]

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The hypotenuse of the right triangle ABC shown below is 17 feet long. The cosine of angle C is 35. How many feet long is the seg

ment AC?

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Ket [755] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-31T01:44:08+03:00

Ket [755]2 years ago

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Diagram missing.

Question interpreted as:
ABC is a right triangle right angled at A.
BC=17 feet
angle C = 35 degrees.

AC=BCcos(35)=17*0.8192=13.93 feet to the nearest 1/100th of a foot.