In a car traveling at 80 feet per second, you look up at Ben Macdui at an angle of elevation of 6.5 degrees. 5 minutes later, later you look up to see Ben Macdui at an angle of elevation of 42.94 degrees. Skecth a diagram of the situation and use trigonometry and problem solving to estimate the height of Ben Macdui.
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.
In a car traveling at 80 feet per second, you look up at Ben Macdui at an angle of elevation of 6.5 degrees. 5 minutes later, later you look up to see Ben Macdui at an angle of elevation of 42.94 degrees.
Skecth a diagram of the situation and use trigonometry and problem solving to estimate the height of Ben Macdui.
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