SOLUTION: Find the value of s in the interval [0, pi/2 ] that makes the equation sec s = 4.5600 true

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Question 631062: Find the value of s in the interval [0, pi/2 ] that makes the equation sec s = 4.5600 true
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value of s in the interval [0, pi/2 ]
that makes the equation sec s = 4.5600 true
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cos(s) = 1/4.56 = 0.2193
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s = cos^-1(0.2193) = 77.33 degrees
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Stan H.