tkhunny Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,325 Apr 7, 2007 #2 sin(theta) = 144/200 What else?
J jeef New member Joined Apr 7, 2007 Messages 5 Apr 7, 2007 #3 Thats it. That's all it says, "find angle 0" (theta) and the picture of the triangle is exactly as it is in my book.
Thats it. That's all it says, "find angle 0" (theta) and the picture of the triangle is exactly as it is in my book.
skeeter Elite Member Joined Dec 15, 2005 Messages 3,204 Apr 7, 2007 #4 you need to calculate the angle using the inverse sine function on your calculator ... \(\displaystyle \L \theta = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{144}{200}\right) \approx 46^{o}\)
you need to calculate the angle using the inverse sine function on your calculator ... \(\displaystyle \L \theta = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{144}{200}\right) \approx 46^{o}\)
