Asked by syd
Explain how a trigonometric ratio can be used to find a measurement indirectly.
Answers
Answered by
oobleck
Say you want to find the height of a building.
If you know the angle up to the top, and how far away you are, you can use the tangent function to determine the height without having to measure it directly.
Similarly, you can determine the diameter of the earth or the distance to stars. To see how, fire up a google search.
If you know the angle up to the top, and how far away you are, you can use the tangent function to determine the height without having to measure it directly.
Similarly, you can determine the diameter of the earth or the distance to stars. To see how, fire up a google search.