Question

Consider the triangle (it's a right triangle where the tan of theta is x/5). Basically the hypotenuse is 5. The base is blank. height is x. It says the angle theta increases at a constant rate of four radians per minute. At what rate is x increasing in units per minute when x=4 units?

Answer 1

the tangent of theta is x/5 which means if the opposite side is x (the height), then the base is 5. But you said the hypotenuse is 5. That does not make sense.