SOLUTION: light passing through a fiber optic cable reflects off the walls of the cable in such a way that angle 1~= angle 2, angle 1 and angle 3 are complementary, and angle 2 and angle 4 a

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Question 986621: light passing through a fiber optic cable reflects off the walls of the cable in such a way that angle 1~= angle 2, angle 1 and angle 3 are complementary, and angle 2 and angle 4 are complementary. If m angle 1 = 47 degrees, find m angle 2, m angle 3 and m angle 4.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From 1,2, and 3,

Substituting,

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So then,

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