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TI-30X
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S: A Guide For Teachers
85
Inverse Cosine
%
Use this formula to find the angle of
the ski jump. Round your answer to
the nearest tenth, and then return
to floating decimal mode.
COS x = 453/500
Press Display
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453
W
500
E
<
cos
-1
(453/50
¹
25.04169519
DEG
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cos
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(453/50
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cos
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(453/50
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25.04169519
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