A guy wire to a tower makes a 69 degree angle with level ground. At a point 33 feet farther from the tower than the wire but on the same side of the base as the wire, the angle of elevation to the top of the pole is 31 degrees. Find the wire length to the nearest foot.
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.
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