The top of a dam has an angle of elevation of 1.1 radians from a point on a river. Measuring the angle of elevation to the top of the dam from a point 155 feet farther downriver is 0.7 radians; assume the two angle measurements are taken at the same elevation above sea level. How high is the dam? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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.
The top of a dam has an angle of elevation of 1.1 radians from a point on a river. Measuring the angle of elevation to the top of the dam from a point 155 feet farther downriver is 0.7 radians; assume the two angle measurements are taken at the same elevation above sea level. How high is the dam? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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