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A point on the terminal side of an angle θ is given. Find the exact value of the indicated trigonometric function of θ.
-$( 4 , - 3 )$
Find $\cos \theta .$
A) $\frac { 4 } { 5 }$
B) $- \frac { 4 } { 5 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 5 }$
D) $- \frac { 3 } { 5 }$

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The cosine of an angle in a right triangle is the adjacent side over the hypotenuse. Given the point (4, -3), the adjacent side is 4, and the hypotenuse can be found using the Pythagorean theorem: $\sqrt{4^2 + (-3)^2} = \sqrt{16 + 9} = \sqrt{25} = 5$. Thus, $\cos \theta = \frac{4}{5}$.

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