Question

Use Inverse trig functions to solve for the missing angles
D
8.5
F
E
6.5

Answer 1

Answer:

Angle <E is approximately 40 degrees, and angle <D is approximately 50 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

Since angle <F is clearly 90 degrees, we can find angle E using the cosine function that relates the adjacent side to the angle with the hypotenuse:

$cos(\theta)=\frac{adj}{hyp} \\cos(E)=\frac{6.5}{8.5}\\E = arccos(\frac{6.5}{8.5})\\E\approx 40.12^o$

And we use the sin function to deal with angle <D:

$sin(\theta)=\frac{opp}{hyp} \\sin(D)=\frac{6.5}{8.5}\\D = arcsin(\frac{6.5}{8.5})\\D\approx 50^o$