document.write( "Question 1037406: A security camera needs to be set so that it's angle of view includes the area from a doorway to the edge of a parking lot. The doorway is 16m from the camera. The edge of the parking lot is 24m from the camera. The doorway is 28m from the edge of the parking lot. What angle of view is needed for the camera? \n" ); document.write( "
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Doorway to Camera, 16 meter leg
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is not a right triangle. Change the names of the sides to this:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Doorway to Camera, 16 meter side
\n" ); document.write( "Parking Lot Edge to Camera, 24 meter side
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\n" ); document.write( "and to be sure,
\n" ); document.write( "\"16%5E2%2B24%5E2%3C%3E28%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"256%2B576%3C%3E784\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"832%3C%3E784\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Law Of Cosines will use the unknown angle at the camera. The distance from doorway to edge of the parking lot is the side opposite the camera.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"16%5E2%2B24%5E2-2%2A16%2A24%2Acos%28c%29=28%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"832-2%2A16%2A24%2Acos%28c%29=28%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2A16%2A24%2Acos%28c%29=28%5E2-832\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28c%29=%2828%5E2-832%29%2F%28-2%2A16%2A24%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28c%29=48%2F%282%2A16%2A24%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28c%29=1%2F%2816%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle measure c is arcos(1/16) or \"cos%5E-1%281%2F16%29\".
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