Find, correct to the nearest degree, the three angles of the triangle with the vertices d(0,1,1), e( 2, 4,3) − , and f(1, 2, 1)
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Well, here's one way to do it at least...
<span>For reference, let 'a' be the side opposite A (segment BC), 'b' be the side opposite B (segment AC) and 'c' be the side opposite C (segment AB). </span>
<span>Let P=(4,0) be the projection of B onto the x-axis. </span>
<span>Let Q=(-3,0) be the projection of C onto the x-axis. </span>
<span>Look at the angle QAC. It has tangent = 5/4 (do you see why?), so angle A is atan(5/4). </span>
<span>Likewise, angle PAB has tangent = 6/3 = 2, so angle PAB is atan(2). </span>
<span>Angle A, then, is 180 - atan(5/4) - atan(2) = 65.225. One down, two to go. </span>
<span>||b|| = sqrt(41) (use Pythagorian Theorum on triangle AQC) </span>
<span>||c|| = sqrt(45) (use Pythagorian Theorum on triangle APB) </span>
<span>Using the Law of Cosines... </span>
<span>||a||^2 = ||b||^2 + ||c||^2 - 2(||b||)(||c||)cos(A) </span>
<span>||a||^2 = 41 + 45 - 2(sqrt(41))(sqrt(45))(.4191) </span>
<span>||a||^2 = 86 - 36 </span>
<span>||a||^2 = 50 </span>
<span>||a|| = sqrt(50) </span>
<span>Now apply the Law of Sines to find the other two angles. </span>
<span>||b|| / sin(B) = ||a|| / sin(A) </span>
<span>sqrt(41) / sin(B) = sqrt(50) / .9080 </span>
<span>(.9080)sqrt(41) / sqrt(50) = sin(B) </span>
<span>.8222 = sin(B) </span>
<span>asin(.8222) = B </span>
<span>55.305 = B </span>
<span>Two down, one to go... </span>
<span>||c|| / sin(C) = ||a|| / sin(A) </span>
<span>sqrt(45) / sin(C) = sqrt(50) / .9080 </span>
<span>(.9080)sqrt(45) / sqrt(50) = sin(C) </span>
<span>.8614 = sin(C) </span>
<span>asin(.8614) = C </span>
<span>59.470 = C </span>
<span>So your three angles are: </span>
<span>A = 65.225 </span>
<span>B = 55.305 </span>
<span>C = 59.470 </span>
Number of movies —— C
1 —— c= 8
3——- c= 24
5—— c= 40
6 —— c = 40
15—— c = 40
8x-10=3x+90
5x=100
X=20
B=3(20)+90=150
The arc length of the curve is
which has a value of about 5.99086.
Let 
. Split up the interval of integration into 10 subintervals,
[0, 1/2], [1/2, 1], [1, 3/2], ..., [9/2, 5]
The left and right endpoints are given respectively by the sequences,
with 
.
These subintervals have midpoints given by
Over each subinterval, we approximate 
with the quadratic polynomial
so that the integral we want to find can be estimated as
It turns out that
so that the arc length is approximately
