fisherman Jim lets out the anchor of his boat so that the chain holding the anchor forms an angle of depression of 42 degrees with the surface of the water. He notices that he released 20 ft of the chain. How deep is the water?

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A: Using trignometrical ratio in order to solve the given problem.

Q: w is thrown from a snow na chute that is 2 feet of lear an 8-foot high fence lain your answer.

A: We will check if the snow blower can clear the fence.

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Q: 1. A 15 ft ladder is leaned against a building. The base of the ladder is 5 feet from the building.…

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Q: Arnold is looking at the building from 300 feet away at an angle of elevation of 22°. When asked,…

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Q: 3. A 28 ft-long ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 70° with the ground Determine the…

A: Length of ladder = 28 ft Angle made by ladder on ground=70 degree Vertical height h=?

Q: The basket of a hot-air balloon is 300 ft high. The pilot of the balloon observes a stadium 2200 ft…

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Q: This is using Cosine Law. Two pirate ships, A and B, lie 125m apart on the ocean's surface. There…

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Q: Mo is on a baseball team and hears that a ball thrown at a 44 degree angle from the ground will…

A: Given, Mo is on a baseball team and hears that a ball thrown at a 44 degree angle from the ground…

Q: A wheel of cheese has a radius of 15 inches. A shopkeeper removes a wedge from the wheel with a…

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Q: a bird is sitting in the top of a tree that is 21 feet tall looking down at a worm on the ground…

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Q: Kara is standing on the edge of a 15-foot high diving board. Her friend, Sierra, is treading water…

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Q: Juliet is standing atop a 15--foot balcony when she spots Romeo at an angle of depression of 5°. How…

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Q: The High Roller, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada, is currently the largest…

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Q: You are standing on a 12 foot high diving board looking down at your friend across the pool. The…

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Q: A woman standing on a large rock at the edge of a lake is getting ready to swing from a rope that is…

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Q: A lifeguard is sitting on a platform. His eye level is 5 m above sea level. Martha and Sammy are…

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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.