Hi! I need some help with these 2 questions. thank you in advance.
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im very confused on how to solve for this one, could you check it out as well?
cos ( arcsin (-0.845))
Easy way :
arcsin (-0.845) = - 57.67°
cos (-57.67°) ≈ .535
"Expert" way
We are looking for the cosine of an angle whose sine = -845/ 1000 = y /r
Remember that cosine = x /r
We need to find x
x = ±√ [ r^2 - y^2] = ±√ [ 1000^2 - 845^2 ] = ±534.76 = ±535
This angle is in the 4th quadrant (the sine is negative there).....but the cosine is positive in this quadrant
So
cosine for this angle = x / r = 535 / 1000 = .535