5.5 Trig Word Problems Progress Check

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.8

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? 

• 6.6 feet
• 10.3 feet
• 15.2 feet
• 20 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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? 

• 5.3 feet
• 2.8 feet
• 3.2 feet
• 11.3 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A ladder is leaning against a house at an angle of 39 degrees with the ground. If the ladder is 12 ft. long, how far is the bottom of the ladder from the house?

• 15.4 ft.

• 9.3 ft.

• 20.2 ft.

• 5.3 ft.

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

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.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8