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Trigonometry:
Find the value of θ

Trigonometry: Find the value of θ-example-1
User Tom Carr
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Answer:

θ ≈ 50.1°

Explanation:

Using the cosine ratio in the right triangle

cosθ =
(adjacent)/(hypotenuse) =
(61)/(95) , then

θ =
cos^(-1) (
(61)/(95) ) ≈ 50.1° ( to the nearest tenth )

User Andrzej Rehmann
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