A lighting fixture is held by two chains attached to the ceiling that connect at the same point on the fixture. One chain is 36 cm long and makes an angle of 47° with the ceiling. The other chain is 47 cm long. What angle, to the nearest degree, does the larger chain make with the ceiling?
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.
A lighting fixture is held by two chains attached to the ceiling that connect at the same point on the fixture. One chain is 36 cm long and makes an
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