Can you use law of cosines to solve an obtuse angle?
The cosine of an obtuse angle is negative. This is fine, and your calculator will compute the arccosine properly so you can use the law of cosine to find an obtuse angle.ChaCha!
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About Cosine
The cosine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse.
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