An Angle Between a Line and a Plane After Projection

Problem

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As shown in the figure, the equilateral triangle A′BCA'BC has side length 11. Its vertex A′A' lies in a plane α\alpha, while the vertices BB and CC lie on the same side of α\alpha. Let B′B' and C′C' be the orthogonal projections of BB and CC onto α\alpha, and suppose BB′⩽CC′BB' \leqslant CC'. Let φ\varphi denote the angle between line CB′CB' and plane A′CC′A'CC'.

If triangle A′B′C′A'B'C' is a right triangle with its right angle at A′A', find the range of tan⁡φ\tan \varphi.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicstrigonometry, Extrema, Parametrization, solid geometry

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