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Solve 20cos θ + 11 = 0

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  1. Isolate the cos⁡θ\cos \theta term.

    The given equation is:

    20cos⁡θ+11=020 \cos \theta + 11 = 0

    Subtract 11 from both sides of the equation:

    20cos⁡θ=−1120 \cos \theta = -11
  2. Solve for cos⁡θ\cos \theta.

    Divide both sides by 20:

    cos⁡θ=−1120\cos \theta = -\frac{11}{20}
  3. Find the general solution for θ\theta.

    To find θ\theta, we take the inverse cosine of −1120-\frac{11}{20}. Let α=arccos⁡(−1120)\alpha = \arccos\left(-\frac{11}{20}\right).
    The general solutions for cos⁡θ=k\cos \theta = k are given by:

    θ=2nπ±α\theta = 2n\pi \pm \alpha

    where nn is an integer.

    Substituting α=arccos⁡(−1120)\alpha = \arccos\left(-\frac{11}{20}\right):

    θ=2nπ±arccos⁡(−1120),where n∈Z\boxed{\theta = 2n\pi \pm \arccos\left(-\frac{11}{20}\right), \quad \text{where } n \in \mathbb{Z}}
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