find the value of alpha
cotalpha=1.3692847
is 0.023903 correct?
wouldn't it depend on the units for the angle? Is it degrees, or radians, or gradients.
degrees
Doesn't look good to me. cot 45 deg = 1, so the answer should be somewhat less than 45 deg, but nowhere near the tiny value you show. A little ball-parking can help tell whether an answer is reasonable or not.
To find the value of alpha, we can use the inverse of the cotangent function. The cotangent of alpha is given as 1.3692847.
To find the value of alpha, we can use the following steps:
Step 1: Use the inverse cotangent function (also known as arccotangent or cot^(-1)) to solve for alpha.
alpha = arccot(1.3692847)
Step 2: Calculate the value using a scientific calculator or online calculator that has the inverse cotangent function.
Using a calculator, we find:
alpha ≈ 0.769003 radians or ≈ 44.0829 degrees
Now let's check if 0.023903 is the correct value. Comparing 0.023903 to the calculated value of alpha, we can see that they are not the same. Therefore, 0.023903 is not the correct value for alpha.