%%

ACT Math Practice Question

For an angle with measure $\alpha$ in a right triangle, $\sin \alpha = \frac{5}{13}$ and $\tan \alpha = \frac{5}{12}$. What is the value of $\cos \alpha$?

  1. A.$\frac{12}{13}$
  2. B.$\frac{12}{\sqrt{194}}$
  3. C.$\frac{12}{\sqrt{119}}$
  4. D.$\frac{13}{12}$

Want to know if you got it right?

Answer this and thousands more real ACT previous-year questions free, get graded instantly, and climb the global ranked leaderboard.

Practice ACT free →

More ACT Math questions