Trig functions Dy2

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. 

• 4.1 inches
• 3.9 inches
• 22.7 inches 
• 0.7 inches 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for the missing distance

• 18.9

• 19.5

• 47

• 27.5

Sam 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.

• 19^o

• 45^o

• 71^o

• 138^o

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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

Solve for the missing angle.

• 50.5 degrees
• 12.7 degrees
• 36.9 degrees
• 72.2 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

If you are given the opposite side and hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

• sine
• cosine
• tangent
• cotangent

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CCSS.HSF.TF.A.2

If you are given the two sides that are not the hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

• sine
• cosine
• tangent
• cotangent

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CCSS.HSF.TF.A.2

If you are given the hypotenuse and an adjacent side, which trig function should you use?

• sine
• cosine
• tangent
• cotangent

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CCSS.HSF.TF.A.2

If you are given the hypotenuse and another side of a right triangle, you are likely to use what trig ratio?

• Sine or Tangent
• Cosine or Tangent
• Tangent
• Sine or Cosine

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? 

• 7.5 ft 
• 15 ft 
• 26 ft 
• 30 ft 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8