A movie theater has a 25-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit x feet back from the screen, your viewing angle, 0, is as given below. 34 0 = tan Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, 25 feet.

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A movie theater has a 25-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit x feet back
from the screen, your viewing angle, 0, is as given below.
34
0 = tan
- tan
25 feet
Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, 25 feet.
[9 feet
Transcribed Image Text:A movie theater has a 25-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit x feet back from the screen, your viewing angle, 0, is as given below. 34 0 = tan - tan 25 feet Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, 25 feet. [9 feet
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Data required to find is viewing angle

viewing angle = θ

To find viewing angle at 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet and 25 feet, we need to substitute these values in the given equation:

θ=tan-134x-tan-19x

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