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Calculate the size of angle x.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
8 cm
11 cm
х
15 cm

User Idbehold
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Given:

Consider the below figure attaches with this question.

To find:

The size of angle x.

Solution:

Law of Cosines:


\cos A=(b^2+c^2-a^2)/(2bc)

Three sides of the triangle are 11 cm, 8 cm, 15 cm. Since 11 cm is the opposite side of the angle x, therefore
a=11.

Let
A=x,a=11,b=8,c=15. Substitute these values in the above formula.


\cos x=(8^2+15^2-11^2)/(2(8)(15))


\cos x=(64+225-121)/(240)


\cos x=(168)/(240)


\cos x=0.7

Taking cos inverse on both sides, we get


x=\cos^(-1) 0.7


x=45.572996^\circ


x\approx 45.6^\circ

Therefore, the measure of angle x is 45.6°.

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