Q:

Find mWrite answer as an integer or as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth

Accepted Solution

A:
The answer is Β  66.4==================================================Explanation:We have a right triangle because the square marker (angle C) indicates a right 90 degree angle. Therefore we can use a trig function to help find the measure of angle B. With angle B as the reference angle, we see that segment BC = 4 is the adjacent side and segment AB = 10 is the hypotenuse. The ratio of the adjacent and hypotenuse is equal to the cosine of the reference anglecos(angle) = adjacent/hypotenusecos(B) = BC/ABcos(B) = 4/10cos(B) = 0.4Now use the inverse cosine or arccosine function to undo the cosine function on the left side. This will isolate Bcos(B) = 0.4arccos(cos(B)) = arccos(0.4)B = arccos(0.4)B = 66.4218215217981 Β  see note belowB = 66.4-----note: you will need your calculator for this step. Make sure your calculator is in degree mode. On many calculators, the inverse cosine button is marked as "cos" with a "-1" as an exponent. The result shown is approximate.