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If \(x\) is in the second quadrant and \(\sin x=\frac{7}{25}\), what is the value of \(\cos x\)?

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Correct answer: \(-\frac{24}{25}\)

The direct answer is option C, −24/25. Begin with sin²x+cos²x=1. Since sin x=7/25, cos²x=1−(7/25)²=1−49/625=576/625, so |cos x|=24/25. The second quadrant decides the sign: sine is positive there, but cosine is negative. Therefore cos x=−24/25. Option A, +24/25, has the correct magnitude but the wrong sign. Option B, −7/25, simply repeats the sine magnitude with a negative sign and does not follow from the identity. Option C has both the correct magnitude and the correct second-quadrant sign. Option D, +7/25, is the given sine value’s magnitude and is not cosine. A common mistake is to calculate the square root and forget the quadrant. Memory cue: ASTC says in quadrant II only sine is positive; cosine is negative.

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