SOLUTION: Find &#952; if tan(&#952;)=3.25 and &#960;<&#952;<2&#960;. Express answer to three decimal places.

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Question 1017443: Find θ if tan(θ)=3.25 and π<θ<2π. Express answer to three decimal places.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If tan x = 3.25, then x = tan^-1 (3.25) = 72.897 degrees, but you were asked for an angle in the 3rd quadrant, so add 180 to that and get
252.897 degrees.