Trig Word Problems

An airplane takes off 200 yards in front of a 60 foot building. At what angle of elevation must the plane take off in order to avoid crashing into the building?

• 73.30
• 16.70
• 17.46
• 21.84

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Spencer is going snowboarding.  He rode the ski lift to the top of the mountain, which is at an altitude of 1500 feet.  The angle of elevation from the bottom to the top of the mountain is 25^o.  What is the length of the Spencer’s run (his trip down the hill)? 

• 3216.76 feet
• 633.93 feet
• 699.46 feet
• 3549.30

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A golfer is standing at the tee, looking up to the green on a hill. If the tee is 36 yards lower than the green and the angle of elevation from the tee to the hole is 12°, find the distance from the tee to the hole.

• 173.15 yards
• 7.48 yards
• 7.65 yards
• 169.37 yards

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From a point 340 meters from the base of the Hoover Dam, the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 33°. Find the height of the dam to the nearest meter. 

• 185.18 meters
• 523.55 meters
• 220.80 meters
• 624.27 meters

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A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  At what angle is the sun shining on the building?

• 19.80
• 18.71
• 70.20
• 71.29

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Solve for the missing distance.

• 18.9
• 19.5
• 47
• 27.5

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