draw a right angled triangle.
mark one of the acute angles θ
θ = asin (x/1)
now
sinθ=opphyp=1x
put 1 on the opp side and x on the hypotenuse
find the adjacent side using the pythagorean theorem.
so you can read cos θ off the triangle.
BUT
You should consider the possible quadrants
if x is positive θ will be in the first quad so cosθ is also positive.
if x is negative θ will be in the 4ht quad so cosθ will be positive also.
draw a right angled triangle.
mark one of the acute angles θ
θ = asin (x/1)
now
sinθ=opphyp=1x
put 1 on the opp side and x on the hypotenuse
find the adjacent side using the pythagorean theorem.
so you can read cos θ off the triangle.
BUT
You should consider the possible quadrants
if x is positive θ will be in the first quad so cosθ is also positive.
if x is negative θ will be in the 4ht quad so cosθ will be positive also.