A movie theater has a 27-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit x feet back from the screen, your viewing angle, 0, is as given below. O= tan 1 36 -- tan -19 Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, 25 feet. 27 fet to feet What is the viewing angle 0, in radians, at the distance 5 feet? O radians (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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### Educational Content: Calculating Viewing Angles in a Movie Theater

A movie theater has a 27-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit \( x \) feet back from the screen, your viewing angle, \( \theta \), is given by the formula:

\[
\theta = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{36}{x}\right) - \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{9}{x}\right)
\]

#### Task:
Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, and 25 feet.

**Question:**
What is the viewing angle \( \theta \), in radians, at the distance of 5 feet?

\[
\theta = \boxed{\phantom{000}} \text{ radians} \quad \text{(Round to three decimal places as needed.)}
\]

#### Diagram Explanation:
The accompanying diagram depicts a side view of a theater setup:
- A right triangle is shown where the base represents the distance \( x \) from the screen to the viewer.
- The left vertical side is labeled as 9 feet, representing the height from the viewer's eye level to the bottom of the screen.
- The right vertical side shows the total screen height of 27 feet.
- The angles are marked to express the configuration for calculating the viewing angle \( \theta \).
Transcribed Image Text:### Educational Content: Calculating Viewing Angles in a Movie Theater A movie theater has a 27-foot-high screen located 9 feet above your eye level. If you sit \( x \) feet back from the screen, your viewing angle, \( \theta \), is given by the formula: \[ \theta = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{36}{x}\right) - \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{9}{x}\right) \] #### Task: Find the viewing angle, in radians, at distances of 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, and 25 feet. **Question:** What is the viewing angle \( \theta \), in radians, at the distance of 5 feet? \[ \theta = \boxed{\phantom{000}} \text{ radians} \quad \text{(Round to three decimal places as needed.)} \] #### Diagram Explanation: The accompanying diagram depicts a side view of a theater setup: - A right triangle is shown where the base represents the distance \( x \) from the screen to the viewer. - The left vertical side is labeled as 9 feet, representing the height from the viewer's eye level to the bottom of the screen. - The right vertical side shows the total screen height of 27 feet. - The angles are marked to express the configuration for calculating the viewing angle \( \theta \).
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