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Viewing
(a) Show that θ. the viewing angle subtended by the painting, is given by
(b) Find the value of x to the nearest hundredth for each value of θ.
(i)
(ii)
(c) Find the value of θ to the nearest hundredth for each value of x.
(i) x = 4
(ii) x = 3
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