An engineer is 980 feet from the base of a fountain. The angle of elevation to the top of the column of water is 29.7 degrees. The surveyor's angle measuring device is at the same level as the base of the fountain. Find the height of the column of water to the nearest 10 feet.
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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