Select the angle that correctly completes the law of cosines for this triangle. 72 + 252 – 2(7)(25)cos = 242 a. 180° b. 90° c. 16° d. 74°

x =76.45 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

72 + 252 – 2(7)(25)cos _x__=242

combine like terms

324-350cosx = 242

subtract 324 from each side

-350x = -82

divide by -350

cos x = -82/-350

cos x = 82/350

take the arccos of each side

arccos (cos x) = arccos (82/350)

x =76.45 degrees

is means division by fractions

step-by-step explanation:

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.