Geometry 8.5 Trigonometry _ Angles of Elevation & Depression
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Mathematics
8th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Jordan is stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel. Her mother is standing 38 feet from the base of the wheel watching her. If the angle of elevation from Jordan's mom to Jordan is 73o, how far off the ground is Jordan?
118.2 ft
120.9 ft
124.3 ft
126.5 ft
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When the angle of elevation of the sun is 78 degrees, an statue casts a shadow that is 6m long. How far is the top of the statue to the end of its shadow?
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
You are attacking an enemy castle. Your strategy is to go over the castle wall. You are 1500 meters away from the bottom of the wall. You measure the angle of elevation to the top of the wall at 3o. How tall is the enemy castle wall?
78.6 meters
1498.0 meters
78.5 meters
75.3 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A yacht is anchored 90 feet offshore from the base of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the lighthouse is 26 degrees. The distance between the yacht and the top of the lighthouse is about 100 feet. Which of these is closest to the height of the lighthouse?
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?
8 feet
5.29 feet
10 feet
14 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A new pipeline is being created to shorten the distance it has to travel to get from point A to point B. The original pipeline ran at a 90 angle from point A to point B and was 20 miles on one side and 15 miles on the other. The new pipeline will go straight from A to B. How much shorter will the new pipeline be?
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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