Quiz about Right Triangle Trig

Question 1

What is the acronym to help you remember the ratios to use in trigonometry?

Accepted Answer

SOHCAHTOA

Answer

RIGHTANG

Answer

SHOCHATOA

Question 2

What leg is considered the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

the side opposite the right angle

Answer

Any side

Answer

the side opposite the smallest angle

Answer

the side opposite the shortest leg

Question 3

What can you find with trig ratios?

Accepted Answer

missing sides, angles and area of a triangle

Answer

Missing sides

Answer

missing angles

Answer

area of a triangle

Question 4

What type of triangles do you use the trig ratios with?

Accepted Answer

right triangle

Answer

any type

Answer

obtuse triangle

Answer

acute triangle

Question 5

What does SOH stand for

Accepted Answer

opposite over hypotenuse

Answer

hypotenuse over opposite

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adjacent over opposite
opposite over adjacent

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adjacent over adjacent

Question 6

Question 6.

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 7

Question 7.

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 8

Question 8.

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 9

Question 9.

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 10

Question 10.

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 11

Question 11.

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 12

Choose the correct ratio.

Accepted Answer

sinZ=5/13

Answer

sinX=5/13

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cosX=13/12

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tanZ=12/5

Question 13

What is the ratio for cosine?

Accepted Answer

A/H

Answer

H/A

Answer

O/A

Answer

A/O

Question 14

What is the ratio for tangent?

Accepted Answer

O/A

Answer

A/O

Answer

A/H

Answer

O/H

Question 15

What is the ratio for sine?

Accepted Answer

O/H

Answer

H/A

Answer

H/O

Answer

O/A

Question 16

Set up the problem.

Accepted Answer

cos(47) = 28/x

Answer

sin(47) = x/28

Answer

cos(47) = x/28

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tan(47) = x/28

Question 17

Which Trig function do you use?

Accepted Answer

Sine

Answer

Cosine

Answer

Tangent

Question 18

Which Trig function do you use?

Accepted Answer

Cosine

Answer

Sine

Answer

Tangent

Question 19

What would you use to solve for a?

Accepted Answer

tan

Answer

sin

Answer

cos

Answer

Pythagorean theorem

Question 20

What is the side across from the right angle called?

Accepted Answer

Hypotenuse

Answer

Leg

Answer

Pythagoras

Answer

Altitude

Question 21

What is the cosine of angle P?

Accepted Answer

q/r

Answer

p/q

Answer

p/r

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r/q

Question 22

What is the correct ratio?

Accepted Answer

sin 40 = w/28

Answer

cos 40 = w/28

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tan 40 = w/28

Answer

sin 40 = 28/w

Question 23

Find sinA

Accepted Answer

32/40

Answer

32/24

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24/40

Answer

24/32

Question 24

Find x round to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

26.9

Answer

46.1

Answer

4.9

Answer

16.4

Question 25

Solve for the missing angle

Accepted Answer

36.9

Answer

50

Answer

0.053

Answer

95

Question 26

Find the measure of the missing angle.

Accepted Answer

49o

Answer

50o

Answer

41o

Answer

33o

Question 27

Find the measure of the missing angle.

Accepted Answer

26o

Answer

64o

Answer

61o

Answer

.008o

Question 28

The Pythagorean Theorem is
c² = a² - b²

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 29

_{^{Find the missing side}}

Accepted Answer

6.4

Answer

9

Answer

41

Answer

6.2

Question 30

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

48 in.

Answer

52 in.

Answer

16 in.

Answer

24 in.

Question 31

What is the reciprocal of sin(x)?

Accepted Answer

csc(x)

Answer

cos(x)

Answer

sec(x)

Answer

cot(x)

Question 32

Secant is the reciprocal of what function?

Accepted Answer

Cosine

Answer

Cosecant

Answer

Sine

Answer

Tangent

Question 33

Cotangent is the reciprocal of what function?

Accepted Answer

Tangent

Answer

Cosecant

Answer

Sine

Answer

Cosine

Question 34

What is sec(T)?

Accepted Answer

25/24

Answer

24/7

Answer

7/25

Answer

25/7

Question 35

Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree.  Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree.

Accepted Answer

87 ft

Answer

63 ft

Answer

65 ft

Answer

74 ft

Question 36

What trigonometric ratio would be used to find the distance from the ship to the plane?

Accepted Answer

sine

Answer

cosine

Answer

tangent

Answer

inverse sine

Question 37

Which is the ratio of the opposite leg to the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

Accepted Answer

sine

Answer

cosine

Answer

tangent

Answer

secant

Question 38

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

103.5

Answer

4.7

Answer

55.0

Answer

23.4

Question 39

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

9.9

Answer

9.8

Answer

0.1

Answer

0.038

Question 40

A ramp is being built next to a 4-inch high sidewalk. The ramps angle of inclination is 10 degrees.  Estimate the length of the ramp to the nearest tenth of an inch.

Accepted Answer

22.7 inches

Answer

4.1 inches

Answer

3.9 inches

Answer

0.7 inches

Question 41

A hawk sitting on a tree branch spots a mouse on the ground 15 feet from the base of the tree.  The hawk swoops down toward the mouse at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the distance from the tree branch to the mouse?

Accepted Answer

30 ft

Answer

7.5 ft

Answer

15 ft

Answer

26 ft

Question 42

A tourist views a deer from a height of 45 feet.  The horizontal distance between the tourist and the deer is 130 feet.  At what angle (x) should the tourist hold his camera to photograph the deer? Round your answer to the nearest degree.

Accepted Answer

71 degrees

Answer

19 degrees

Answer

45 degrees

Answer

138 degrees

Question 43

If you are cold how can you warm up?

Accepted Answer

Sit in the corner its 90 degrees!

Answer

Do your warm up!

Question 44

Why is the obtuse triangle always upset?

Accepted Answer

Because it's never right

Answer

It's worried about its size

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