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Re: No solution yet
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2011 Dec 27, 13:48 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2011 Dec 27, 13:48 -0800
Fred,
You have "cos -16.735 = -.95765". That appears to be your problem. The cosine is an "even function" meaning that the cosine of a negative angle has the same sign as the cosine of the same positive angle. Just flip the sign there and you'll get the answer you're looking for.
-FER
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