Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by Jon on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 12:55pm.

A rotating beacon is located 1 kilometer off a straight shoreline. If the beacon rotates at a rate of 3 revolutions per minute, how fast (in kilometers per hour) does the beam of light appear to be moving to a viewer who is 1/2 kilometer down the shoreline.

I need to show work, so formatting answers in this manner would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance! :) :)

Calculus - Anonymous, Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:28pm
Evaluate the limit as h -> 0 of:

[tan (pi/6 + h) - tan(pi/6)]/h

I thought the answer was √3/3, or tan(pi/6, but apparently that is wrong, any tips here?
Calculus - Anonymous, Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:29pm
Sorry, I mean to make a new question, disregard above 'answer'.
Calculus - Jon, Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:43pm
Gee, now you're going to make people who open this topic think the answer has already been provided. Thanks a ton...
Calculus - SuperGirl, Monday, May 31, 2010 at 7:44pm
You're a jerk.

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