The angle of elevation to the top of a Building in New York is found to be 8 degrees from the ground at a distance of 1 mile from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building. Your answer is feet.

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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.