Trig Word Problems

A 16 foot ladder leans against a building.  If the angle the ladder makes with the ground is 68°, how high up the building does the ladder reach?

• 39.6
• 6.0
• 14.8
• 13.6

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

An 18-foot ladder is leaning against a wall.  If the base of the ladder is 7 feet from the wall, how high up on the wall does the ladder reach?

• 16.6
• 19.31
• 27.5

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What trig operation will be used to solve for x?

• tan
• arctan
• sin
• arcsin

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

When solving for the angle, what trig operations might we use?

• sine, cos, or tan
• sin^-1, cos^-1, tan^-1
• there is no way to tell
• I like trains

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Jake built a skateboard ramp that covers a horizontal distance of 10 ft.  The ramp rises a total of 3.5 ft.  What angle does the ramp make with the ground? Round to the nearest degree.

• 19 degrees
• 20 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 35 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree.  Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree.
HINT: Assume this is a right triangle.

• 63 ft
• 65 ft
• 74 ft
• 87 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The ladder represents

• The hypotenuse

• The adjacent side

• The opposite side

• The angle of elevation

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

The correct function to find the angle of elevation for this problem is

• cosine

• inverse cosine

• tangent

• inverse tangent

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The distance represented by the person and the base of the tree is

• AB

• BC

• AC

• angle A

Which side would represent the height of an airplane in the sky?

• AB

• BC

• AC

• <A