A 35-foot tall pole is leading towards a building. To stop the pole from leaning further, a 48-foot long cable is secured from the top of the pole to a stake in the ground opposite of the building. If the stake is 30 feet from the pole, what angle does the cable make with the pole?
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.
A 35-foot tall pole is leading towards a building. To stop the pole from leaning further, a 48-foot long cable is secured from the top of the pole to a stake in the ground opposite of the building. If the stake is 30 feet from the pole, what
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