Bart is standing on a balcony that is 62 feet above the ground and sees two cars in the parking lot below. If his line of sight is 6 feet above the balcony and the angles of depression to the cars are 72° and 57°, how far apart are the cars? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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.
Bart is standing on a balcony that is 62 feet above the ground and sees two cars in the parking lot below. If his line of sight is 6 feet above the balcony and the
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