document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972628>Question 972628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let (-4,-1) be a point on the terminal side of an angle theta in standard position. Find the measure of angle theta. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #594908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=594908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-4,-1) This is in the third quadrant, so theta is more than 180 degrees.  The hypotenuse is the distance to the point or sqrt(17).  sin is negative and is (1/17).  The arc sin of that is 3.37 degrees, so theta is 183.37<BR>\n" );
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