SOLUTION: ART Hans purchased a painting that is 30 inches tall that will hang 8 inches
above the fireplace. The top of the fireplace is 55 inches from the floor.
a. Write a function mod
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Question 1040367: ART Hans purchased a painting that is 30 inches tall that will hang 8 inches
above the fireplace. The top of the fireplace is 55 inches from the floor.
a. Write a function modeling the maximum viewing angle θ for the distance d
for Hans if his eye-level when sitting is 2.5 feet above the ground.
b. Determine the distance that corresponds to the maximum viewing angle. Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is the famous problem of Regiomontanus. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus%27_angle_maximization_problem and
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