. A hiker (1.7 m tall) measures her distance to the foot of a Sequoia tree to be 25 meters. She also measures the angle of elevation from her eyes to the top of the tree as 80°. Find the height of the tree to closest tenth of a meter.
Trigonometric Identities
Trigonometry in mathematics deals with the right-angled triangle’s angles and sides. By trigonometric identities, we mean the identities we use whenever we need to express the various trigonometric functions in terms of an equation.
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Inverse trigonometric functions are the inverse of normal trigonometric functions. Alternatively denoted as cyclometric or arcus functions, these inverse trigonometric functions exist to counter the basic trigonometric functions, such as sine (sin), cosine (cos), tangent (tan), cotangent (cot), secant (sec), and cosecant (cosec). When trigonometric ratios are calculated, the angular values can be calculated with the help of the inverse trigonometric functions.
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