W wellmath New member Joined Mar 10, 2018 Messages 1 Mar 10, 2018 #1 I can not find the beta angle in this problem. Can someone help? it looks like the answer should be beta = 30 but I can not prove it.
I can not find the beta angle in this problem. Can someone help? it looks like the answer should be beta = 30 but I can not prove it.
Dr.Peterson Elite Member Joined Nov 12, 2017 Messages 16,873 Mar 10, 2018 #2 wellmath said: I can not find the beta angle in this problem. Can someone help? it looks like the answer should be beta = 30 but I can not prove it. View attachment 9240 Click to expand... Try this: drop a perpendicular from D to s at E, and think about triangle CDE. I found it helpful to assign a length to a segment; I took AB = 1.
wellmath said: I can not find the beta angle in this problem. Can someone help? it looks like the answer should be beta = 30 but I can not prove it. View attachment 9240 Click to expand... Try this: drop a perpendicular from D to s at E, and think about triangle CDE. I found it helpful to assign a length to a segment; I took AB = 1.