
Solving Word Problems with Trig
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A 10 ft. tree creates a shadow that is 15 ft. long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. (If in doubt, draw it out!)
34 degrees
56 degrees
72 degrees
15 degrees
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A 13 ft. ladder is leaning against the house. The top of the ladder touches the house at 10 feet above the ground. How far away is the bottom of the ladder from the house? (Help me Pythagoras!)
10 feet
7.5 feet
8.3 feet
3.8 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A 30 ft. wire stretches from the top of a light pole diagonally to the ground. The light pole is 10 feet high. What is the angle the wire makes with the ground? (If in doubt, draw it out!)
66 degrees
80 degrees
30 degrees
19 degrees
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Sally is flying a kite at an angle of 41 degrees. If the kite is 10 feet up in the air, how long is the kite string? (If in doubt, draw it out!)
6.6 feet
10.3 feet
15.2 feet
20 feet
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Jake is 6 ft. tall. He is standing outside when the angle of elevation of the sun is 28 degrees. How long would his shadow be? (If in doubt, draw it out!)
5.3 feet
2.8 feet
3.2 feet
11.3 feet
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A plane takes off at an angle of 30 degrees and reaches a height of 10 miles. What is the diagonal distance it has traveled from take off to it's current position? (Is that a special triangle?)
15 miles
38 miles
17 miles
20 miles
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10
CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A power line stretches from the top of a building to the ground. The power line is 100 ft. long and the building is 50 ft. tall. What is the horizontal distance from the end of the power line to the building?
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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