Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Review Exercises - Page 286: 66c

Answer

$\theta = 48.0^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

$L = 6077-31~cos~2\theta$ $6080.2 = 6077-31~cos~2\theta$ $31~cos~2\theta = 6077-6080.2$ $cos~2\theta = -\frac{3.2}{31}$ $2\theta = arccos(-\frac{3.2}{31})$ $\theta = \frac{1}{2}~arccos(-\frac{3.2}{31})$ $\theta = 48.0^{\circ}$
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