1979 AHSME Problems/Problem 20
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Problem 20
If and then the radian measure of equals
Solution
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Since , . Now we evaluate and . Denote and such that . Then , and simplifying gives . So and . The question asks for , so we try to find in terms of and . Using the angle addition formula for , we get that . Plugging and in, we have . Simplifying, , so in radians is .
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