(7-5) Trig Applications

A space shuttle is being launched from Cape Canaveral. As it reaches an angle of elevation of 74 degrees, Superman notices something wrong. Supes is 1 mile away from the launch site. How far does he have to fly?

What are we looking for?

• The Angle

• The Hypotenuse

• The Opposite

• The Adjacent

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Captain America sees his sworn enemy, the Red Skull, standing on top of a building that is 50 feet away. If the Red Skull is 50 feet off the ground, at what angle does Cap have to throw his shield in order to knock the Red Skull down?

What are we looking for?

• The Angle

• The Hypotenuse

• The Opposite

• The Adjacent

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The Hulk has just finished tossing Loki around like a rag doll, and is going to drop him (vertically) off Stark Tower. Thor is located 2 city blocks away and is looking up at an angle of 63 degrees. If the Stark Tower is 1,300 feet tall, how far (in feet) does Thor have to run in order to catch his brother?

What are we looking for?

• The Angle

• The Hypotenuse

• The Opposite

• The Adjacent

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Iron Man is flying at an altitude of 20,000 ft. toward the Avengers tower in New York. J.A.R.V.I.S. tells him that if he begins his descent, he will have to diagonally travel 40,000 ft. At which angle will Iron Man have to descend?

What are we looking for?

• The Angle

• The Hypotenuse

• The Opposite

• The Adjacent

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The Green Lantern is trying to lure his enemy, Parallax, into the Rigel sun. He hopes that the blue star will negate its power. If Parallax is 5 AU (astronomical units) horizontally from Green Lantern, and the blue star is at an angle of depression of 45 degrees, how many AUs will the Green Lantern have to fly in order to reach the star?

What are we looking for?

• The Angle

• The Hypotenuse

• The Opposite

• The Adjacent

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• $\sin\ x\ =\ \frac{20000}{40000}$

• $\cos\ x\ =\ \frac{20000}{40000}$

• $\tan\ x\ =\ \frac{20000}{40000}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

• $\sin\ x\ =\ \frac{50}{50}$

• $\cos\ x\ =\ \frac{50}{50}$

• $\tan\ x\ =\ \frac{50}{50}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

• $\tan\ x\ =\frac{63}{1300}$

• $\tan\ 63\ =\ \frac{1300}{x}$

• $\tan\ 1300\ =\ \frac{63}{x}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

• $\sin\ 74=\frac{1}{x}$

• $\cos\ 74=\frac{1}{x}$

• $\tan\ 74=\frac{1}{x}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Which of the following is Ruibal's favorite super hero out of the following:

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3