While sailing toward a statue, a sailor in a boat observed that at a certain point, the angle of elevation of the tip of the torch was 27°. After sailing another 100 meters toward the statue, the angle of elevation became 39°50′. How tall is the statue?
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.
While sailing toward a statue, a sailor in a boat observed that at a certain point, the
After sailing another
meters toward the statue, the angle of elevation became
How tall is the statue?
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