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.
Two boats are traveling towards a lighthouse. The top of the lighthouse is 200 feet above sea level.
When the two boats and the lighthouse are collinear, the distance between the captain's windows of each boat is exactly 70 feet.
The captain's window of the closest boat has an
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