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Linear Transformations · Challenge problem

Let RxR_x be the rotation of R3\mathbb{R}^3 by 90∘90^\circ about the xx-axis and RyR_y the rotation by 90∘90^\circ about the yy-axis, each counterclockwise when viewed from the positive end of its axis looking toward the origin. The composite Ry∘RxR_y\circ R_x (apply RxR_x first) is a rotation about some axis through the origin. Through how many degrees does it rotate? (Give an angle in [0,180][0, 180].)