A survey team is trying to estimate the height of a mountain above a level plain. From one point on the plain, they observe that the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 26∘26∘. From a point 1500 feet closer to the mountain along the plain, they find that the angle of elevation is 30∘30∘. How high (in feet) is the mountain?
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 survey team is trying to estimate the height of a mountain above a level plain. From one point on the plain, they observe that the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 26∘26∘. From a point 1500 feet closer to the mountain along the plain, they find that the angle of elevation is 30∘30∘.
How high (in feet) is the mountain?
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