A large weather balloon is tethered by two ropes. One rope measures ft and attaches to the balloon at an angle of 32° from the ground. The second rope attaches to the base of the balloon at an angle of 15° with the ground. The ballon is 20ft and surveyor is 68. Find the length of the second rope. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
Ratios
A ratio is a comparison between two numbers of the same kind. It represents how many times one number contains another. It also represents how small or large one number is compared to the other.
Trigonometric Ratios
Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.
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