Math Help: Checking IN cos and sin Answers

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The discussion focuses on verifying calculations for cosine and sine functions. A user seeks assistance in confirming their answers and provides a link to their work. Respondents note that the user's calculator is set to radians instead of degrees, which may affect the accuracy of the results. The importance of ensuring the correct mode on the calculator is emphasized for accurate trigonometric calculations. Overall, the thread highlights the need for proper settings in mathematical tools when solving trigonometric problems.
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Could someone take a ganders at this and see if i have it right please? i just want to make sure i got cos and sin right. if you could do the question and see if you get the same it would be great. thanks for your help
i just put a link to the page i uploaded it to, i don't know how to downsize the pic and i don't want to slow down the browser, i hope this is ok
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=bhnk89&s=5
 
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can anyone help with this please?
 
It looks like your calculator is in radians mode. You need to switch to degrees mode.
 

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