Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A spotlight is positioned 2\,m from a vertical wall and rotates in a horizontal plane so that its beam makes an angle θ\theta (in radians) with the perpendicular to the wall. At the moment when the beam strikes a point 4\,m above the floor, the illuminated point is moving upward along the wall at 3\,m/s. What is the instantaneous angular speed dθdt\dfrac{d\theta}{dt} of the spotlight (in rad/s)? a) 0.600.60 b) 0.300.30 c) 1.501.50 d) 0.150.15

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