Suppose #cos theta = 3/5#, what is #sin theta#?

1 Answer
Aug 13, 2017

Since cos is the ratio of adjacent / hypotenuse, we have a right triangle with adjacent side of 3 units and hypot of 5.
Use Pythagoras to solve this right triangle for the opposite side.
#3^2 + opp^2 = 5^2#
Opposite =4
Sin theta = opp/hyp. So this will ne 4/5