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How can I solve this?

How can I solve this?-example-1
User Rrrfusco
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Answer:
θ = 33.12° = 0.578 rad

Solution:

To find θ you’ll need to use one of the common trig functions or sin, cos, or tan.

sin(θ) = (opposite side) / (hypotenuse)
cos(θ) = (adjacent side) / (hypotenuse)
tan(θ) = (opposite side) / (adjacent side)

In this case we have the adjacent side and hypotenuse so we will use cos.

We can take the inverse of cos to isolate θ:

θ = arccos[ (adjacent side) / (hypotenuse) ]

Now plug in the values and solve to find the value. Make sure your calculator is set to either degrees or radians depending on how the question asks it for.

θ = 33.12° = 0.578 rad
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