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In the figure, the length of the chord $AB$ is $4 \text { cm}$ and the length of the arc is $5\text{ cm}$
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(a) Find the central angle $\theta$, in radians, correct to four decimal places.

(b) Give the answer to the nearest degreethis problem is intended to be solved by Newton's Method, so I am have ?? as to how to set it up. I thot that using law of cosines would be part of it since

$$\cos{\theta} = \frac{4^2}{a^2+b^2-2ab}$$

or since $a=b=r$

$$\cos{\theta} = \frac{16}{2r^2-1}$$
and
$$\cos^{-1}{\left(\frac{16}{2r^2-1}\right)}=\theta$$

and also $$S=\theta\cdot r$$ for arc length

so this is where I have a flat tire without a spare...
 
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The Law of Cosines gives you:

$$4^2=r^2+r^2-2r^2\cos(\theta)$$

$$8=r^2\left(1-\cos(\theta) \right)$$

Form the arc-length, we find:

$$5=r\theta\implies r=\frac{5}{\theta}$$

And so, by substitution, we obtain:

$$8=\left(\frac{5}{\theta} \right)^2\left(1-\cos(\theta) \right)$$

$$f(\theta)=8\theta^2+25\left(\cos(\theta)-1 \right)=0$$

Now use Newton's method to find the root for which $$0<\theta$$.
 
View attachment 1724

(a) $2.2622$ rad
(b) $130^o$

I hope this got it...
 
I would have looked at a graph of the function:

View attachment 1726

From this we see the root we seek is about $$x\approx2.25$$.

Newton's method gives us the recursive algorithm:

$$x_{n+1}=x_n-\frac{8x_n^2+25\left(\cos\left(x_n-1 \right) \right)}{16x_n-25\sin\left(x_n \right)}$$

Now, on my TI-89, I enter the following:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]Input[/TD]
[TD]Output[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.25 [ENTER][/TD]
[TD]2.25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ans(1)-(8ans(1)^2+25(cos(ans(1))-1))/(16ans(1)-25sin(ans(1))) [ENTER][/TD]
[TD]2.26234822745[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][ENTER][/TD]
[TD]2.2622051906[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][ENTER][/TD]
[TD]2.2622051713[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][ENTER][/TD]
[TD]2.2622051713[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

And in degrees, this is about $$129.614808708^{\circ}$$.
 

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well that a good thing to know, tried on my TI-nspire cx cas and got the same thing.
good use of the ans feature.:cool:
 
karush said:
well that a good thing to know, tried on my TI-nspire cx cas and got the same thing.
good use of the ans feature.:cool:

Yes, that function allows for easy evaluation of the terms in a recursive algorithm. For example, you can get the Fibonacci numbers with:

0 [ENTER]
1 [ENTER]
ans(1)+ans(2) [ENTER]
Now press [ENTER] for each new number in the sequence. :D
 
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