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[tex]c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab \cos C \\ \\ 55^2 = 24^2 + 40^2 - 2(24)(40)\cos C \\ \\ \cos C=\frac{55^2 - 24^2 - 40^2}{-2(24)(40)} \\ \\ C=\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{55^2 - 24^2 - 40^2}{-2(24)(40)} \right) \\ \\ \cos C=-\frac{283}{640} \\ \\ C=\boxed{\arccos \left(\-frac{283}{640} \right)}[/tex]
[tex]C=\boxed{\arccos \left( - \frac{283}{640} \right)}[/tex]