after a hurricane a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage.he thinks a 22ft.palm tress is leaning slightly from its original vertical position.from a point 25 ft away he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 48 degree .is the palm tree leaning ,if so by how many degree from the vertical, round to the nearest tenth of a degree
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.
after a hurricane a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage.he thinks a 22ft.palm tress is leaning slightly from its original vertical position.from a point 25 ft away he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 48 degree .is the palm tree leaning ,if so by how many degree from the vertical, round to the nearest tenth of a degree
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