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Please calculate the size of Č please.​

Please calculate the size of Č please.​-example-1
User Dmubu
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Edit: It seems you want to find the measure of the angle at vertex C.

Consider two vectors x and y, the first of which begins at vertex C and ends at B, and the other begins at C and ends at A. We want to find the angle between x and y. If γ (gamma) is the measure of this angle, then

x • y = ||x|| ||y|| cos(γ)

Translating these vectors so that they start at the origin O, we get

C to B : x = (-2, 2) - (6, -2) = (-8, 4)

C to A : y = (6, 4) - (6, -2) = (0, 6)

Compute the dot product of x and y :

x • y = (-8, 4) • (0, 6) = 24

Compute their magnitudes:

||x|| = √((-8)² + 4²) = 4√5

||y|| = √(0² + 6²) = 6

Solve for γ :

cos(γ) = (x • y) / (||x|| ||y||)

cos(γ) = 24/(24√5)

cos(γ) = 1/√5

γ = arccos(1/√5) ≈ 63.4349°

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