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OpenStudy (sagewilson):

help

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Remember SOHCAHTOA? Which identity (SOH CAH TOA) relates adjacent sides with the hypotenuse?

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

it's cah

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Good!

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

\[\cos(\theta) = \frac{adj}{hyp} = \frac{14}{26}\]REmember what I told you about finding the ange?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

angle*

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

you said to find the adjacent and hypothnuse. right?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

mmhmm, and what would they be?

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

hyp - 26 adj - 14

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Yes, exactly what I have posted above too :) Good. Do you remember what I said to do next?

OpenStudy (nurali):

\[\theta=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{ 14 }{ 26 })\]

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

<_<

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

x3 i believe you said to simplify it

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Yeah :) plug the function @Nurali stated into your calculator using degrees andnot radians.

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

ok

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

But what I had said to do in the ast problem we worked on was to the the inverse functions of both sides, that way you could derive the \(\theta\) value

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

alright

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

I ended up getting an answer that's not on there, would it end up being choice 4?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Im finding the angle fine.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

are you using a scientific calculator?

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

I'm using https://www.mathway.com/problemwidget.aspx?affiliateid=affil18092

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

I did, I got the same answer that I did on the other site

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Click on the radians so the degree side is exposed

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

ok

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

If I am able to work it, I believe you can also :)

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

ok but just a question, how am supposed to enter the information into the calculator

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

press "INV" \(\rightarrow\) \(\cos^{-1} \rightarrow \) 14 \(\div\) 26

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

it leaves me with 57. 42 so would it be c?

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

*b, 57

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

yes :)

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Finally, good job~

OpenStudy (sagewilson):

x3 sorry it took so long, I'm kinda tired, but I'm awake now, mainly because I just dropped the laptop on my face and scare myself

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

lol.

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