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A) Use your calculator to solve sin x = 0.79 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 90°

b) Use the graph below to solve sin x = 0.79 for 90° ≤ x ≤ 180°
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A) Use your calculator to solve sin x = 0.79 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 90° b) Use the graph below-example-1

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Answer:

(a) 52°

(b) 128°

Explanation:

You want the angle whose sine is 0.79 (a) in the interval [0, 90°], and (b) in the interval [90°, 180°].

a) Inverse sine

The inverse sine function is used to find the angle when its sine is known.

sin(x) = 0.79

x = arcsin(0.79) ≈ 52°

x ≈ 52° in the domain 0 ≤ x ≤ 90°.

b) Other values

The sine function is symmetrical about x = 90°, so other angles for which sin(x) = 0.79 can be found as 180° -x.

180° -52° = 128°

x = 128° in the domain 90° ≤ x ≤ 180°.

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Additional comment

The attachment shows the angles and that their sine is 0.79. Note that the calculator is set to Degrees mode.

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A) Use your calculator to solve sin x = 0.79 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 90° b) Use the graph below-example-1
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