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Triangle (Rt.) - cos(`theta`)

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`cos(theta) = "length adjacent side" / "length of hypotenuse" `
`"Adjacent Side"`
`"Hypotenuse"`

This equation computes the cosine of the angle `theta` of a right triangle from the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.

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