Law Cosines Angles
1. **Problem 6:** Use the Law of Cosines to find angle $\theta$ at vertex B in a triangle with sides $AB=42.75$, $BC=64.01$, and $AC=35.51$.
2. The Law of Cosines formula for angle $B$ is:
$$\cos(\theta) = \frac{AB^2 + BC^2 - AC^2}{2 \cdot AB \cdot BC}$$
This formula relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.
3. Substitute the given side lengths:
$$\cos(\theta) = \frac{42.75^2 + 64.01^2 - 35.51^2}{2 \cdot 42.75 \cdot 64.01}$$
4. Calculate the squares:
$$42.75^2 = 1827.56$$
$$64.01^2 = 4097.28$$
$$35.51^2 = 1260.92$$
5. Substitute these values:
$$\cos(\theta) = \frac{1827.56 + 4097.28 - 1260.92}{2 \cdot 42.75 \cdot 64.01} = \frac{4663.92}{5473.37}$$
6. Calculate the denominator:
$$2 \cdot 42.75 \cdot 64.01 = 5473.37$$
7. Calculate the cosine value:
$$\cos(\theta) = 0.8519$$
8. Find the angle $\theta$ by taking the inverse cosine:
$$\theta = \cos^{-1}(0.8519) = 31.5^\circ$$ (rounded to one decimal place)
9. **Problem 7:** Use the Law of Cosines to find angle $\theta$ at vertex C in a triangle where side $AC=11$. Other sides are not given explicitly, so we cannot solve this without additional information.
**Final answers:**
- For problem 6, $\theta = 31.5^\circ$
- For problem 7, insufficient data to determine $\theta$.