I’m a little confused by the question and the problem, is there a picture of the problem you could add?
First solve for the trig function 'cot'

Next take the sqrt of both sides (include plus/minus)

Now take reciprocal of both sides, this will change trig function to 'tan'
(cot = 1/tan)

Finally use the unit circle or inverse tan on your calculator to find x.
There will be 4 solutions, one for each quadrant.
Answer:
72
Step-by-step explanation:
Stacy has 30 marbles
Let m= the number of marbles that mallory has
stacy has 1/2 m -6
30 = 1/2 m -6
Add 6 to each side
30+6 = 1/2m
36 = 1/2m
Multiply each side by 2
72 = m
Mallory has 72 marbles
Answer:
240 minutes (4 hours)
Step-by-step explanation:
the descend 3000 ft every 20 minutes
36000 ÷ 3000 = 12
20*12 = 240 minutes