Basic Trig Word Problems

Basic Trig Word Problems

DIRECTIONS

• Step 1) Watch the video on the next slide and write down the problems/work on your own paper

• Step 2) Submit your written work from the video on Google Classroom

• Step 3) Complete the 10 follow-up questions on this Quizizz (You can redo the quizizz problems as many times as you need to bring up your score.)

Multiple Choice

A slide has an angle of elevation of 25°. It is 60 feet from the end of the slide to the stairway beneath the top of the slide. Select the letter for the diagram that you would use to represent this problem.

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Multiple Choice

A slide has an angle of elevation of 25°. It is 60 feet from the end of the slide to the stairway beneath the top of the slide. What equation would you use to determine the length of the slide?

• cos(25) = 60/x

• cos(25) = x/60

• sin(25) = 60/x

• sin(25) = x/60

• tan(25) = 60/x

Multiple Choice

A slide has an angle of elevation of 25°. It is 60 feet from the end of the slide to the stairway beneath the top of the slide. About how long is the slide? (Solve the equation you selected in the previous problem and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 5 ft

• 65 ft

• 66 ft

• 87 ft

• 185 ft

Multiple Choice

A forester is standing 150 feet away from a tree. She measures the angle of elevation from where she is to the top of the tree as 30°. Select the letter for the diagram that you would use to represent this problem.

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• B

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• E

Multiple Choice

A forester is standing 150 feet away from a tree. She measures the angle of elevation from where she is to the top of the tree as 30°. What equation would you use to determine the height of the tree?

• sin(30) = x/150

• sin(30) = 150/x

• tan(30) = x/150

• tan(30) = 150/x

• cos(30) = 150/x

Multiple Choice

A forester is standing 150 feet away from a tree. She measures the angle of elevation from where she is to the top of the tree as 30°. About how tall is the tree? (Solve the equation you selected in the previous problem and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 5 ft

• 65 ft

• 66 ft

• 87 ft

• 185 ft

Multiple Choice

A moving sidewalk takes zoo visitors up a hill. The sidewalk rises 48 feet. Its angle of elevation is 15°. Select the letter for the diagram that you would use to represent this problem.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

A moving sidewalk takes zoo visitors up a hill. The sidewalk rises 48 feet. Its angle of elevation is 15°. What equation would you use to find the length of the sidewalk?

• cos(15) = x/48

• cos(15) = 48/x

• tan(15) = x/48

• sin(15) = x/48

• sin(15) = 48/x

Multiple Choice

A moving sidewalk takes zoo visitors up a hill. The sidewalk rises 48 feet. Its angle of elevation is 15°. About how long is the sidewalk? (Solve the equation you selected in the previous problem and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 5 ft

• 65 ft

• 66 ft

• 87 ft

• 185 ft

Multiple Choice

A dog is on the ground watching a cat on a 6-foothigh wall. The angle of elevation from the dog to the cat is 50°. Select the letter for the diagram that you would use to represent this problem.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

A dog is on the ground watching a cat on a 6-foot high wall. The angle of elevation from the dog to the cat is 50°. What equation would you use to determine how far the dog is from the wall?

• tan(50) = x/6

• tan(50) = 6/x

• sin(50) = x/6

• cos(50) = x/6

• cos(50) = 6/x

Multiple Choice

A dog is on the ground watching a cat on a 6-foot high wall. The angle of elevation from the dog to the cat is 50°. About how far from the wall is the dog? (Solve the equation you selected in the previous problem and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 5 ft

• 65 ft

• 66 ft

• 87 ft

• 185 ft

Multiple Choice

Micah’s kite string is 72 feet long. The angle of elevation from Micah’s position on the ground to the kite in the air is 65°.

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Multiple Choice

Micah’s kite string is 72 feet long. The angle of elevation from Micah’s position on the ground to the kite in the air is 65°. What equation would you use to determine the height of the kite?

• cos(65) = x/72

• cos(65) = 72/x

• sin(65) = x/72

• sin(65) = 72/x

• tan(65) = x/72

Multiple Choice

Micah’s kite string is 72 feet long. The angle of elevation from Micah’s position on the ground to the kite in the air is 65°. About how high is the kite? (Solve the equation you selected in the previous problem and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

• 5 ft

• 65 ft

• 66 ft

• 87 ft

• 185 ft