Andy is standing on top of a building that is 38 feet tall. A neighboring building is directly across the street, 80 feet away. Andy's eyes are 6 feet above the roof of the building he's standing on and his observational angle of elevation to the top of the neighboring building is 25 degrees. Approximately how many feet tall is the neighboring building?
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.
Andy is standing on top of a building that is 38 feet tall. A neighboring building is directly across the street, 80 feet away. Andy's eyes are 6 feet above the roof of the building he's standing on and his observational
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