Snickers the monkey wants to find the height of his tree. From a given point on the ground he finds that the tree is 24.7 degrees. He moves back 30 feet and from this second point, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 18.9 degrees. Find the height of the tree to the nearest foot.
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.
Snickers the monkey wants to find the height of his tree. From a given point on the ground he finds that the tree is 24.7 degrees. He moves back 30 feet and from this second point, the
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