Last answer for the first question and in not sure about the second one
Answer:
a=-7.68
Step-by-step explanation:
3a+13.61=-9.43
-13.61
_____________
-23.04
3a=-23.04
-23.04/3= -7.68
Answer:
4cotα=tanα
4(1/tanα)=tanα
(4/tanα)=tanα
cross multiply
=> 4=tan²α
√4=√tan²α
±2=tanα
α=arc( tan) |2|
α=63.4° ( in first quadrant)
and
α=180+63.4=243.4 in the third quadrant
since we also found a negative answer( i.e –2) then α also lies in quadrants where it gives a negative value(i.e second and fourth quadrants)
α=180–63.4=116.6° in the second quadrant
α=360–63.4=296.6 in the fourth quadrant
therefore theta( in my case, alpha) lies in all four quadrants and is equal to:
α=63.4°,243.4°,116.6°and 296.6°
Remember that an exponent means repeated multiplication.
The exponent of 4 means you have four 
's mutiplied together:
And then each exponent of 2 inside means you have two 
's multiplied inside each set of parentheses.:
There are 8 b's there when you expand this out.
