A man standing in a lighthouse tower spots a ship at sea. The lighthouse tower is 30 feet tall, and the base of the tower is 300 feet from the ship. What angle is formed where the man is standing? Draw a picture to prove the answer

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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.