sitting in his boat and sees a famous building onshore which is known to be 200 meters tall. Gabe sights the top of the building, and finds that the angle of elevation is 23°. About how far, in meters, is Gabe from the base of the building? (Disregard Gabe's height from the water in your calculations.) a) 200 · sin(23°) b) 200 · cos(23°) c) 200⁄sin(23°) d) 200⁄tan(23°) e) 200 · tan(23°)
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.
Gabe is sitting in his boat and sees a famous building onshore which is known to be 200 meters tall. Gabe sights the top of the building, and finds that the angle of elevation is 23°. About how far, in meters, is Gabe from the base of the building? (Disregard Gabe's height from the water in your calculations.)
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