Elementary Geometry for College Students
Elementary Geometry for College Students
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781285195698
Author: Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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.
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 28E
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The value of sec15∘ correct to four decimal places using the calculator and reciprocal relationships.

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