Height of a Building A man standing on the roof of a building 60.0 feet high looksdown to the building next door. He finds the angle of depression to the roof of thatbuilding from the roof of his building to be 34.58, while the angle of depression fromthe roof of his building to the bottom of the building next door is 63.28. How tall is thebuilding next door?
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.
Height of a Building A man standing on the roof of a building 60.0 feet high looks
down to the building next door. He finds the
building from the roof of his building to be 34.58, while the angle of depression from
the roof of his building to the bottom of the building next door is 63.28. How tall is the
building next door?
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