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Solve for x: 3^2+4^2-2(3)(4)cos(x)=5^2+6^2-2(5)(6)cos(180-x)
2 Answers
- Anonymous4 years ago
3^2+4^2-2(3)(4)cos(x)=5^2+6^2-2(5)(6)cos(180-x)
9+16-24cos(x)=25+36-60cos(180-x)
25-24cos(x)=61-60cos(180-x)
*cos(180-x)=-cos(x)*
-36-24cos(x)=-60(-cos(x))
-36-24cos(x)=60cos(x)
-36=84cos(x)
-36/84=cos(x)
-3/7=cos(x)
Since cosine is negative in both quadrants II and III,
x=115.4 and x=295.4
- RogueLv 74 years ago
3^2 + 4^2 − 2(3)(4)cos(x) = 5^2 + 6^2 − 2(5)(6)cos(180 − x)
∴ 9 + 16 − 24cos(x) = 25 + 36 − 60cos(180 − x)
∴ 60cos(180 − x) − 24cos(x) = 36
∴ 12(5cos(180 − x) − 2cos(x)) = 36
∴ 5cos(180 − x) − 2cos(x) = 3
given cos(α − β) = cos(α)cos(β) + sin(α)sin(β)
∴ 5cos(180)cos(x) + 5sin(180)sin(x) − 2cos(x) = 3
Strictly speaking as written that's 180 radians not 180° but I'll assume you mean 180° as it give a clean answer
∴ -5cos(x) − 2cos(x) = 3
∴ -7cos(x) = 3
∴ cos(x) = -3/7
∴ x = 360°n ± cos⁻¹(-3/7) where n∈ℤ