Question

Rectangular billboard 5 ft in height is 12 ft above the ground. Nearsighted cow with eye level at 4 ft above ground stands x ft from the billboard. Express theta in terms of x, then find the distance the cow must stand from the billboard in order to maximize theta.

Answer 1

In your question that ask to find the distance that the cow must stand fro the billboard in order to maximize the value of theta and based on my calculation and further formulation, I came up with an answer of the tan to the power of negative one of 11 over  X.