If cos X = $\dfrac{a}{b}$, then sin X is equal to:
$\dfrac{(b^{2}-a^{2})}{b}$
$\dfrac{(b-a)}{b}$
$\dfrac{\sqrt{(b^{2}-a^{2})}}{b}$
$\dfrac{\sqrt{(b-a)}}{b}$
Explanation:
cos X = $\dfrac{a}{b}$
By trigonometry identities, we know that:
$sin^{2}X + cos^{2}X$ = 1
$sin^{2}X$ = $1 – cos^{2}X$ = $1-(a/b)^{2}$
sin X = $\dfrac{\sqrt{(b^{2}-a^{2})}}{b}$