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Find θ correct to nearest degree:

Cos θ = 0.324

I dont understand this please help?

It's for holiday homework

Sin θ = 0.123

Tan θ = 0.783

please show me working out/explanation

 Jan 5, 2015

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To find the size of the angle when you know the cos, use cos-1(0.324).

On hand-held calculators use (2nd) (cos) , enter 0.324 to get the answer:  71.1°.

On this calculator, use (2nd) (acos) and then enter the value.

"acos" means "arc cos", which is the inverse cosine.

Similarly, find sin-1(0.123) and tan-1(0.783), using (2nd) (asin) and (2nd) (atan).

 Jan 6, 2015
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Best Answer

To find the size of the angle when you know the cos, use cos-1(0.324).

On hand-held calculators use (2nd) (cos) , enter 0.324 to get the answer:  71.1°.

On this calculator, use (2nd) (acos) and then enter the value.

"acos" means "arc cos", which is the inverse cosine.

Similarly, find sin-1(0.123) and tan-1(0.783), using (2nd) (asin) and (2nd) (atan).

geno3141 Jan 6, 2015

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