Two wires, 20 and 24 m long, are attached to the top of an unstable obelisk to help keep it from leaning. The wires are attached to the ground 22 m apart at points A and B and make angles from the ground to the top of the tower of 28 degrees and 38 degrees. Determine the angle θ that A and B make with the base of the obelisk.
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.
Two wires, 20 and 24 m long, are attached to the top of an unstable obelisk to help keep it from leaning. The wires are attached to the ground 22 m apart at points A and B and make
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