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crammy90

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when im doing sine rule and do
sinx = (12sin20/19) to get 0.21...
is it because it is less than 0 we do shift sine?
i dont undersatnd when we have to use shift sine and when not to
 

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you only use shift sine when you want to get the angle.

so it would be x=sin^-1(12sin20/19)
 
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crammy90 said:
when im doing sine rule and do
sinx = (12sin20/19) to get 0.21...
is it because it is less than 0 we do shift sine?
i dont undersatnd when we have to use shift sine and when not to
You use sin-1 when you are solving for x and you have sinx. To move the sin to the other side of the equation and find x you multiply each side of the equation by sin-1 or shift sin.
 

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