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Find the inclination θ (in radians and degrees) of the line with a slope of m.

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Find the inclination θ (in radians and degrees) of the line with a slope of m.

m = 3/4
asked Jan 29, 2015 in TRIGONOMETRY by anonymous

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Step 1 :

Inclination and slope :

If a non vertical line has inclination and slope m, then

.

Step 2 :

The slope is .

If the slope is , then the inclination is

image

Conversion from degrees to radians :

Since image radians.

image

The angle of inclination is 0.6435 radians or image.

Solution :

The angle of inclination is 0.6435 radians or image

answered Jan 30, 2015 by Thomas Apprentice

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