A man on an island k km south of a straight shoreline wants to reach a point on the shore c km west of his current position. If he can row P km/hr and row Q km/hr, in what direction should he rows to reach hos destination as soon as possible?
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 man on an island k km south of a straight shoreline wants to reach a point on the shore c km west of his current position. If he can row P km/hr and row Q km/hr, in what direction should he rows to reach hos destination as soon as possible?
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