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Jan 2010 C2 Edexcel

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If we look at question 4a)

we work out angle ACB and it could either be 0.7835... OR 2.358

I know that 0.7835 is the correct angle to use BUT why would I use this angle and NOT 2.358?
Look at the diagram. What is 2.358 radians in degrees?
135 degrees (2.358 * (180/pi))

angle in diagram is NOT obtuse so that is why???
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Original post by jsmith6131
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If we look at question 4a)

we work out angle ACB and it could either be 0.7835... OR 2.358

I know that 0.7835 is the correct angle to use BUT why would I use this angle and NOT 2.358?


Yeah well in the diagram is looks too small to be 2.538 radians, but how comes you got two answers?
Considering the value I found using the sin rule for ACB and then as the value is +ive we know the other +ive y value is in second quadrant so
pi - answer = other answer

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