Lesson 29

L29
Use trigonometric ratios to solve problems.

Read the problem. What are you trying to figure out?
Draw a diagram. Draw a right triangle and label it with information.
Determine which trig ratio will solve the problem.

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the right triangle.
Label for the problem.

Read the problem. What are you trying to figure out?
Draw a diagram. Draw a right triangle and label it with information.
Determine which trig ratio will solve the problem.

A wooden beam 6 meters long leans against a wall and makes an angle of 71^o with the ground. How high up the wall does the beam reach? Give your answer to the nearest meter.

Read the problem. What are you trying to figure out?
Draw a diagram. Draw a right triangle and label it with information.
Determine which trig ratio will solve the problem.

​Mark is flying a kite and realizes 300 feet of string are out.
The angle of the string with the ground is 42.5^∘.
How high is Mark's kite above the ground?

Read the problem. What are you trying to figure out?
Draw a diagram. Draw a right triangle and label it with information.
Determine which trig ratio will solve the problem.

​Sam measures a 50^∘ angle to the top of a building when standing 100 feet from its base. If his eyes are 6 feet above the ground, how tall is the building?

Read the problem. What are you trying to figure out?
Draw a diagram. Draw a right triangle and label it with information.
Determine which trig ratio will solve the problem.

​A straight road to the top of a hill is 2500 meters long and makes an angle of 12^o with the horizontal. Find the height of the hill. Give your answer to the nearest hundred meters,

Labelling

Diego has a 10-foot ladder.

He places it against a wall

so it forms a 60-degree with the ground.

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ladder

wall

ground

Labelling

A zip wire runs between two posts, 25m apart.

The zip wire is at an angle of 10^∘ to the horizontal. Calculate the length of the zip wire.

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wire

ground

post

Labelling

A surveyor wants to know the height of a skyscraper. He places his clinometer on a tripod 1m from the ground. At a distance of 50m from the skyscraper, he records an angle of elevation of 82^∘.

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sight line

ground

skyscraper

Labelling

A flag pole is 20 feet tall. The sun's angle with the ground is 50 degrees, how long is the pole's shadow

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sunbeam

flag pole

shadow

Labelling

A mountain has a 35-degree slope, and you must hike a 7-mile trail to reach the summit. How tall is the mountain?

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height to summit

ground

trail