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The billboard
A billboard parallel to a highway is $4$m high and the background is at the eye level of a passing motorist. Let $α$ be the angle it subtends at the motorist's eyes, and let $h$ be the distance at which it is placed. Use differentials to determine an approximation for the angle, $α$, knowing that the distance, $h$, from the road is $4.16$m.
# Functions of one variable
Reasoning
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The rocket
A TV crew monitors the lift-off of a rocket, at 1.6 km from the launch pad and at a height h. Consider the function $\theta\left(h\right)=arctcot\left(\frac{1.6}{h}\right)$
which gives the angle $\theta$ of elevation of the chamber with respect to the height of the rocket, h. Use differentials to calculate an approximation to the angle when the rocket is at a height of 5.1 km.
# Functions of one variable
Training
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Inverse function derivative theorem arccotan
Applying the inverse function derivative theorem, to calculate the derivative of the derivative $\displaystyle\frac{dy}{dx}$ of the function $y=\mbox{arccot}(x)$ we get:
# Functions of one variable
Training
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Equations using arccotan
Find the abscissa of the intersection point between the curves $y=-\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\text{arccot}\left(\dfrac{2x+1}{3}\right)$ and $y=\ln e^{-\frac{3\pi^2}{8}}$.
# Functions of one variable
Training
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Domain and range of arcsin
The domain ($D_f$) and the range ($D'_f$) of function
$f(x)= 2 \arcsin\left(\dfrac{x}{3}\right)$ are, respectively,
# Functions of one variable
Training
13
Domain and range of arcsin
The domain ($D_f$) and the range ($D'_f$) of function
$f(x)= \dfrac{\pi}{2} -2 \arcsin(1-2x)$ are, respectively,
# Functions of one variable
Training
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