Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Basic Trigonometric Equations - 7.4 Exercises - Page 569: 58

Answer

$\theta _{1}=\sin ^{-1}\left( 0.658\right) \approx 41.14^{0}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac {\sin \theta _{1}}{\sin \theta _{2}}=\dfrac {v_{1}}{v_{2}}\Rightarrow \dfrac {\sin \theta _{1}}{\sin 90^{0}}=\dfrac {1}{1.52}\Rightarrow \sin \theta _{1}=\dfrac {\sin 90}{1.52}\approx 0.658$ $\Rightarrow \theta _{1}=\sin ^{-1}\left( 0.658\right) \approx 41.14^{0}$
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