We have already seen what the trigonometric ratios are,
We know how to calculate with them, and how to find the length of unknown sides of right-angled triangles with them.
We have also seen how to use the trigonometric ratios to find the size of unknown angles. To do this we need any $2$2 of the side lengths.
The person in the picture sights a paraglider above him.
If the angle the person is looking at is $a$a, find $a$a to two decimal places.
If $d$d is the distance between the base of the wall and the base of the ladder, find $d$d to two decimal places.
Jack is standing at the tip of a tree's shadow and knows that the angle from the ground to the top of the tree is $34^\circ$34°.
If Jack is standing $29$29 metres away from the base of the tree, what is the value of $h$h, the height of the tree to the nearest two decimal places?