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If (\cos x=\frac{8}{17}) and (x) is in the first quadrant, what is the value of (\cot x)?

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Correct answer: (\frac{8}{15})

The direct answer is option A, \(\frac{8}{15}\). In a right-triangle interpretation, cosine means adjacent side divided by hypotenuse: \(\cos x=8/17\). Therefore the opposite side is found by Pythagoras: \(8^2+b^2=17^2\), so \(b^2=289-64=225\), hence b=15. The first-quadrant condition makes sine and cosine positive, so \(\sin x=15/17\). Since \(\cot x=\cos x/\sin x\), we get \((8/17)/(15/17)=8/15\). Option A is correct. Option B, \(15/8\), is tan x, not cot x. Option C, \(17/8\), is the reciprocal of cosine, sec x. Option D, \(8/17\), is the given cosine, not cotangent. First quadrant is important because it fixes the positive sign.

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