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Old November 21st, 2008, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mat View Post
how do I find the cosine rule for the walker? its 360 degrees minus 154 then what is the cosine angle? ...
The angle \alpha consists of 2 parts:

- the red part is 60° (alternate angle to the known angle of 60°)

- the orange part: 180° - 154° = 26°

Therefore the complete angle is 60° + 26° = 86°
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