An arborist wants to know the height of a tree they need to cut down in case it will hit a shed on the property. They decide to use a clinometer and find that the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 28°. If the arborist is 183cm tall and is standing 625cm from the tree when measuring, what is the height of the tree? Round your answer to one decimal place.
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.
An arborist wants to know the height of a tree they need to cut down in case it will hit a shed on the property. They decide to use a clinometer and find that the
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