Trig Word Problems

To the nearest whole degree.

• 66^°

• 24^°

• 22^°

• ^37°

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 36.9^°

• 31.0^°

• 59.0^°

• 53.1^°

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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

• 63.6 ft
• 1.59 ft
• 74.2 ft
• 86.9 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the height of the tree. Assume the angle looking up to the tree is 38^o.

• 12.5 ft
• 11.9 ft
• 6.88 ft
• 17.5 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  At what angle is the sun shining on the building?

• 19.80
• 18.71
• 70.20
• 71.29

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for the missing angle. Round to the nearest tenth.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A 10 ft. tree creates a shadow that is 15 ft. long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. 

• 34 degrees
• 56 degrees
• 72 degrees
• 15 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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?

• 10 feet

• 7.5 feet

• 8.3 feet

• 3.8 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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?

• 66 degrees
• 80 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 19 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8