Greg is sitting in a movie theater,
8
meters from the screen. The angle of elevation from his line of sight to the top of the screen is
11°
, and the angle of depression from his line of sight to the bottom of the screen is
51°
. Find the height of the entire screen.
Do not round any intermediate computations. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Note that the figure below is not drawn to scale.
Let's assume that the height of the screen is h meters.
Since Greg is sitting 8 meters from the screen, the distance from the bottom of the screen to Greg's eye level is h + 8 meters.
From the information given, we can form two right triangles. The first triangle consists of Greg's eye level, the top of the screen, and the distance to the screen. The second triangle consists of Greg's eye level, the bottom of the screen, and the distance to the screen.
Using the tangent function, we can write the following equations:
tan(11°) = (top of screen height) / 8
tan(51°) = (bottom of screen height) / 8
Solving the first equation for the top of the screen height, we get:
(top of screen height) = 8 * tan(11°)
Simplifying, we find:
(top of screen height) ≈ 1.5058 meters
Solving the second equation for the bottom of the screen height, we get:
(bottom of screen height) = 8 * tan(51°)
Simplifying, we find:
(bottom of screen height) ≈ 11.1761 meters
The height of the entire screen is the sum of the top and bottom heights:
(total screen height) = (top of screen height) + (bottom of screen height)
Substituting the values we found, we get:
(total screen height) ≈ 1.5058 + 11.1761 ≈ 12.6819 meters
Rounding to the nearest tenth, we find that the height of the entire screen is approximately 12.7 meters.
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Let's assume that the height of the screen is h meters.
From the given information, we have the following triangle:
1. Triangle: Greg's eye level, top of the screen, and the distance to the screen.
In this triangle, the opposite side is the height of the screen. The adjacent side is 8 meters, and the angle of elevation is 11°.
Using the tangent function, we can write the equation:
tan(11°) = h / 8
Solving for h, we get:
h = 8 * tan(11°)
Calculating this, we find:
h ≈ 1.4555 meters
Therefore, the height of the entire screen is approximately 1.5 meters.
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From the given information, we have two right triangles:
1. Triangle: Greg's eye level, top of the screen, and the distance to the screen.
2. Triangle: Greg's eye level, bottom of the screen, and the distance to the screen.
Let's consider the first triangle:
In this triangle, the angle of elevation from Greg's line of sight to the top of the screen is 11°, and the distance from Greg to the screen is 8 meters.
Using the tangent function, we have:
tan(11°) = (height of the screen) / 8
Solving for the height of the screen, we get:
(height of the screen) = 8 * tan(11°)
Calculating this, we find:
(height of the screen) ≈ 1.4459 meters
Now, let's consider the second triangle:
In this triangle, the angle of depression from Greg's line of sight to the bottom of the screen is 51°, and the distance from Greg to the screen is 8 meters.
Using the tangent function, we have:
tan(51°) = (height of the screen) / 8
Solving for the height of the screen, we get:
(height of the screen) = 8 * tan(51°)
Calculating this, we find:
(height of the screen) ≈ 11.1768 meters
To find the total height of the screen, we add the heights of the top and bottom:
(total height of the screen) = (height of the screen) + (height of the screen)
(total height of the screen) ≈ 1.4459 + 11.1768 ≈ 12.6227 meters
Rounding to the nearest tenth, the height of the entire screen is approximately 12.6 meters.
To find the height of the entire screen, we can use trigonometry.
Step 1: Let's draw a diagram to represent the situation:
________________________
| | ______(top of the screen)
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | X (Greg's position)
| | |
| | |
| | |
|_______________________| ______(bottom of the screen)
Step 2: Let's label the relevant information on the diagram:
- Let A be the top of the screen.
- Let B be the bottom of the screen.
- Let C be Greg's position.
- Let x be the height of the screen.
- Let d be the distance from Greg to the bottom of the screen.
- Let h be the distance from Greg to the top of the screen.
Step 3: Now, let's analyze the given information:
From the problem, we know that the distance from Greg to the screen is 8 meters. We can label this as:
AC = 8 m
We also know the angle of elevation from Greg's line of sight to the top of the screen is 11°. This means that angle ACG is 11°. And the angle of depression from Greg's line of sight to the bottom of the screen is 51°. This means that angle BCG is 51°.
Step 4: Use trigonometric ratios to find the height of the screen:
We can use the tangent function to find the height of the screen. The tangent of an angle is equal to the opposite side divided by the adjacent side.
tan(11°) = x / h (equation 1)
tan(51°) = x / d (equation 2)
Step 5: Rearrange equation 1 to solve for h:
h = x / tan(11°)
Step 6: Rearrange equation 2 to solve for d:
d = x / tan(51°)
Step 7: Solve for x by substituting the values of h and d:
From step 5, we have h = x / tan(11°)
From step 6, we have d = x / tan(51°)
Since AC = 8 m, we can write:
8 = h + d
Substituting the expressions for h and d from steps 5 and 6:
8 = x / tan(11°) + x / tan(51°)
Step 8: Solve this equation for x:
Multiply both sides by tan(11°) * tan(51°):
8 * tan(11°) * tan(51°) = x * tan(51°) + x * tan(11°)
Simplify the equation:
8 * tan(11°) * tan(51°) = x * (tan(51°) + tan(11°))
Divide both sides by (tan(51°) + tan(11°)):
(8 * tan(11°) * tan(51°)) / (tan(51°) + tan(11°)) = x
Using a calculator, evaluate the right-hand side of the equation:
(8 * tan(11°) * tan(51°)) / (tan(51°) + tan(11°)) ≈ 3.41
So, x ≈ 3.41
Step 9: Round the final answer to the nearest tenth:
The height of the entire screen is approximately 3.4 meters.
To find the height of the entire screen, we can use trigonometric ratios.
Let's define some variables:
h = height of the entire screen (the distance from the top of the screen to the bottom)
d = distance from Greg's eye level to the top of the screen
From Greg's line of sight to the top of the screen, we have a right triangle formed. The angle of elevation is 11°. We can use the tangent function to find the height of the top part of the screen:
tan(11°) = (opposite side) / (adjacent side)
tan(11°) = d / 8
Solving for d:
d = 8 * tan(11°)
d ≈ 1.512 meters
Similarly, from Greg's line of sight to the bottom of the screen, we have another right triangle formed with an angle of depression of 51°. We can use the tangent function again to find the height of the bottom part of the screen:
tan(51°) = (opposite side) / (adjacent side)
tan(51°) = (h - d) / 8
Solving for h - d:
(h - d) = 8 * tan(51°)
h - d ≈ 12.634 meters
Finally, we can add the height of the top and bottom parts of the screen to get the height of the entire screen:
h = d + (h - d)
h ≈ 1.512 + 12.634
h ≈ 14.146 meters
Therefore, the height of the entire screen is approximately 14.146 meters.