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arcsin((√3)/2)

 Jun 11, 2014

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 #1
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You can plug this into a calculator: sin3601(32)=60

Or, you can use the unit circle (a circle with a radius of 1 which is very useful for finding exact values of angles with 30, 45, and 60 degree reference angles).

This page explains it more if you're interested: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/unit-circle.html

 Jun 11, 2014
 #1
avatar+5478 
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Best Answer

You can plug this into a calculator: sin3601(32)=60

Or, you can use the unit circle (a circle with a radius of 1 which is very useful for finding exact values of angles with 30, 45, and 60 degree reference angles).

This page explains it more if you're interested: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/unit-circle.html

kitty<3 Jun 11, 2014
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We're looking for an angle where the sine = (√3)/2

This happens at 60 degrees and at 120 degrees

A more general solution (in degrees) would be..... 60 + n360  and 120 +n360  where n is an integer

In radians, the general solution would be ... pi/3 + n(2pi)   and 2pi/3 + n(2pi)  where n is an integer

 

 Jun 11, 2014

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