From a point on the floor the angle of elevation to the top of a door is 51°, while the angle of elevation to the ceiling above the door is 55°. If the ceiling is 7.8 feet above the floor, what is the vertical dimension of the door (see the figure below)? (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.
From a point on the floor the
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