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Homework Statement
The statue of libery is 46 meters tall and stands on a plinth 47 meters tall.
How far back should a 2m tall person stand back to obtain the largest viewing angle? There is 66m of land in front of the statue, will the position be within these 66 meters?
Homework Equations
Law of Sines: sina/A=sinb/B
Law of cosines: b^2=a^2+c^2-2ac(cosB)
The Attempt at a Solution
I just don't understand what the largest viewing angle will be, wouldn't it just be the closest thing to 180 degrees? Also, wouldn't one theoretically be able to view all of the statue from any distance away?