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Angle Subtended

The angle formed between the bottom and top of an object at a distance from the observer.

The angel subtended varies as the arctangent of the ratio of the height of an object to its distance from the observer.

Formula

Tan[QuantityVariable["θ", "Angle"]/2] == QuantityVariable["H", "Height"]/(2*QuantityVariable["D", "Distance"])

Forms

Examples

Get the resource:

In[1]:=
ResourceObject["Angle Subtended"]
Out[1]=

Get the formula:

In[2]:=
FormulaData[ResourceObject["Angle Subtended"]]
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Use some values:

In[3]:=
FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Angle Subtended"], {QuantityVariable["H","Height"] -> 
   Quantity[1, "Meters"]}]
Out[3]=

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