In traveling across flat land, you see a mountain directly in front of you. Its angle of elevation (to the peak) is 3.5°. After you drive 11 miles closer to the mountain, the angle of elevation is 9° (see figure). Approximate the height of the mountain. (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.
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