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Teacher assigned this on first day due tomorrow and i have no clue on some like this one:
Sin 0=Ry/Rx a.) solve for Ry
b.) solve for Rx
c.) solve for 0
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Sin 0=Ry/Rx a.) solve for Ry
b.) solve for Rx
c.) solve for 0
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HallsofIvy said:I can make absolutely no sense out of "solve for 0"! That would be like saying "solve for 2".
I strongly suspect that was supposed to be [itex]sin(\theta)= R_y/R_x[/itex] and your teacher (or you!) missed the horizontal line on the [itex]\theta[/itex].
To "solve for y", multiply both sides by [itex]R_x[/itex]. To "solve for x" one method is to first invert both sides, getting [itex]1/sin(\theta)= R_x/R_y[/itex] and then multiply both sides by [itex]R_y[/itex]. To "solve for [itex]\theta[/itex]" take the inverse sin (arcos or [itex]sin^{-1}[/itex]) of both sides.
The equation "Sin 0=Ry/Rx solve for Ry" is a mathematical representation of the relationship between two sides of a right triangle, where Ry is the length of the side opposite the angle 0 and Rx is the length of the adjacent side. Solving for Ry allows us to find the length of the side opposite the given angle.
To solve for Ry, we can multiply both sides of the equation by Rx, giving us Rx * Sin 0 = Ry. Then, we can divide both sides by Sin 0, leaving us with Ry = Rx * Sin 0. This means that the length of the side opposite the angle 0 is equal to the length of the adjacent side (Rx) multiplied by the sine of the angle (Sin 0).
"Sin" stands for the sine function, which is a trigonometric function that relates the angles of a right triangle to the lengths of its sides. In this equation, the sine of the angle 0 (Sin 0) represents the ratio between the length of the side opposite the angle (Ry) and the length of the hypotenuse (Rx).
No, this equation can only be used for right triangles. In other types of triangles, the relationship between angles and sides is more complex and cannot be represented by a single equation.
This equation can be used in various fields such as engineering, physics, and navigation to solve problems involving right triangles. For example, it can be used to determine the height of a building or the distance between two points by measuring angles and side lengths.