Mathematics

Mathematics

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## 54. Group Activity Analysis of a Lighthouse A rotating beacon LL stands 3 m across the harbor from the nearest point PP along a straight shoreline. As the light rotates, it forms an angle θ\theta as shown in the figure, and illuminates a point QQ on the same shoreline as PP. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/diraq-contents/question-bank/question-images/7abc56157668/2025_11_21_b445a103ad89322f05a0g-08.jpg) (a) Show that θ=tan⁡−1(x3)\theta=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{3}\right). (b) Graph θ\theta in the viewing window [−20,20][-20,20] by [−90,90][-90,90] using degree mode. What do negative values of xx represent in the problem? What does a positive angle represent? A negative angle? (c) Find θ\theta when x=15x=15.

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