document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173356>Question 1173356</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve a problem, a student had to find a certain angle θ. The student got to the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin θ = 5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and knew that he must have made a mistake. Explain how he knew that he had made a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mistake and why his calculator would have given him an “error” message if he had tried to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "continue. Draw a diagram . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #798563 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=798563\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sine function has to be between -1 and 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2 is greater than 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find arcsin(5/2) in your calculator and you will get something to indicate an error has occurred.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in my ti-84 plus, the error message says err: domain<BR>\n" );
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