Dave is out looking for a Christmas tree to chop down and put up in his house. He notices the beauty of a tree. Due to high winds is growing so that it is leaning 4° from the vertical. Dell'Armo also measures that from 37 feet away the angle of elevation from his feet to the top of the tree is 18°. To the nearest TENTHS, how TALL is the tree?
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.
Dave is out looking for a Christmas tree to chop down and put up in his house. He notices the beauty of a tree. Due to high winds is growing so that it is leaning 4° from the vertical. Dell'Armo also measures that from 37 feet away the angle of elevation from his feet to the top of the tree is 18°. To the nearest TENTHS, how TALL is the tree?
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