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Whats his mistake and the correct awnser

Whats his mistake and the correct awnser-example-1

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Answer:

θ ≈ 35.7°

Explanation:

His mistake was in using the wrong trig. ratio

Instead of using cosine he should have used the sine ratio

sinθ =
(opposite)/(hypotenuse) =
(7)/(12) , then

θ =
sin^(-1) (
(7)/(12) ) ≈ 35.7° ( to the nearest tenth )

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