Recent content by laxanimal

Thanks, I guess I don't know what angle I'm looking for. I found all of the angles in the triangle (90, 89.7, 0.328) and none of them work. Any help? Thanks.

Thanks, I found the magnitude, but can't find the direction (the angle clockwise from the ray from Earth to sun) any suggestions?

Hi all, I've been working on this problem for a long while and just can't get the answer. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun form a right triangle with the Earth located at the right angle, the Moon is approaching its third quarter. (The Earth is viewed here from above its north pole.) Find the...