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| 116,435 / | | |
| / | 8,000 | |
| / x | | |
| ___________ | |
| 116,160 | |
| soh cah toa | |
| cosine = adjacent / hypotenuse | |
| a^2 + b^2 = c^2 | |
| c = sqrt((8000 ^ 2) + (116,160 ^ 2)) = 116,435 | |
| x = cos(116,160 / 116,435) = 0.54 radians = 30.9 degrees |
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