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The law of cosines find the missing side or angle

The law of cosines find the missing side or angle-example-1
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Answer:


\cos(x) = adj / hyp \\ = 10 / 17 = 0.58 \\ x = \cos { - 1 = 54.5}^{}

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Explanation:


\cos(x) = (11)/(17) \\ x = 49.68

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