document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278839>Question 278839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for B to the nearest tenth of a degree in interval odegrees<= B<= 360degrees forth equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(1-sin^2 B) = sin B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quadratic equation- which left me with 1 +/- square root 37/ 6  if this is correct- how am i supposed to enter this into the calculator- if it is not right then where did I go wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(1-sin^2 B) = sin B <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quadratic equation- which left me with 1 +/- square root 37/ 6 if this is correct- how am i supposed to enter this into the calculator- if it is not right then where did I go wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(1 - sin^2 B) = sin B <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - sin^2 B = 1/3 * sin B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin^2 B - 1 = -1/3 * sin B (divided both sides by -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin^2 B + 1/3 * sin B - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace sin B with x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 1/3 * x - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since x = sin B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we need to solve sin^(-1) x = B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 won't work since x needs to be between -1 and 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving with x1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 57.9 degrees (approximate)\r<BR>\n" );
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