How do you solve $cos (23) = \frac{4.97}{x}$ $cos(23) = 4.97/x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-02T12:31:41

Just look for the cos(23) on the internet and solve.

It's as easy as calculating on the internet $cos (23)$ $cos(23)$ and then solving the equation as usual.

$cos(23)=0.9205...$

So you've got:

$0.9205=4.97/x -> 0.9205x=4.97 -> x=4.97/0.9205 -> x=5.39923...$

How do you solve cos(23) = 4.97/x cos(23)=4.97xcos(23) = 4.97/x ?