In order to safely land, the angle that a plane approaches the runway should be no more than 15°. A plane is approaching Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport to land. It is at an altitude of 500 m and a horizontal distance of 3 km from the start of the runway. At what angle is the plane approaching and is it safe for the plane to land
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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