A ship's destination is 200km away. To avoid a storm in its path, the ship sails at an angle of 15° away from the destination, for a distance of 185km. It then turns toward its destination. How far does the ship need to travel to sail to its destination? And at what angle does the ship turn?
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 ship's destination is 200km away. To avoid a storm in its path, the ship sails at an
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