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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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 25o. What is the length of the Spencer’s run (his trip down the hill)?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A golfer is standing at the tee, looking up the hill to the green. If the hole is 36 yards higher 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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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.
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree. Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree.
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A lighthouse is due east of a sailboat. The sailboat's dock is 30 km straight north of the lighthouse. The captain measures his viewing angle between the lighthouse and dock and find it to be 35 degrees. How far is the sailboat from the dock?
17.2 km
24.5 km
52.3 km
60 km
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The labeled 12o angle is a...
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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