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Physics Class
- Stadium Screen Viewing Angle
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Stadium Screen Viewing Angle
Explore the "viewing angle" of a stadium screen as a function of distance from the screen and other physical dimensions.
Stadium Screen Viewing Angle
Slide the height of screen, eyeball height, and vertical displacement sliders to alter the physical dimensions of the scenario.
Slide the distance d to alter the viewers distance from the screen.
Toggle the various checkboxes to see various ways of analyzing the scenario graphically.
At what distance is the viewing angle maximized?
Use inverse trigonometry to write an equation for the viewing angle as a function of the physical dimensions.
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