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tanx=2/5 and cosx<0

 Nov 17, 2016
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201.8 degrees

 Nov 17, 2016
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tanx = 2/5 and cosx<0

 

Since the tangent is positive and the cosine is negative, this must be an angle in the 3rd quadrant  

 

To find it, we can use

 

[180 + arctan(2/5) ]°  =   [180 + 21.8]°  ≈  201.8°

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 17, 2016

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