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tan(theta) = -3.4141

Find theta to the nearest degree in the interval 0° less than or equal to theta less than or equal to 360°

Help me solve this question? tan(theta) = -3.4141 Find theta to the nearest degree-example-1

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For this you're going to want to whip out your calculator.
make sure it is in degrees instead of radians
plug in tan^-1(-3.4141)
it should equal about -73.674
to change that to be between 0 and 360
360 - 73.674 ≈ 286.325

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