Trig Word Problems-Activity Replacement

A boat is 600 metres from the base of a cliff. Erika, who is sitting in the boat, notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the cliff is 32°. How high is the cliff?

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A ramp is to be placed from a loading platform onto the back of a truck. The truck can get no closer than 3 feet to the platform. The truck bed is 1-1/2 feet higher than the loading platform. Find the angle of elevation from the platform to the truck bed.

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You are driving along a flat road approaching some mountains. As you pass a sign that informs you that the mountain is 4 miles away, the angle of elevation to the highest peak you can see is 2°. What is the height of the peak?

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The height of a building is 250 feet. What is the angle of elevation from a point on the level ground 200 feet away from the building?

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A kite string is 200 metres long. Find the height of the kite if the string makes an angle of 38° with the ground.

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A helicopter is hovering over a landing pad 100 metres from where you are standing. The helicopter’s angle of elevation with the ground is 12°. What is the altitude of the helicopter?

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A plane is flying at 6,000 metres. Erika sees the plane. If the angle of elevation from Erika's feet to the plane is 16°, how far is Erika from the plane?

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Jenn wants to measure the height of a tree. She walks exactly 125 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree?

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A wire reaches from the top of a 120 metre television transmitter tower to the ground. The wire makes a 63° angle with the ground. Find the length of the wire

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A surveyor is 100 metres from a bridge. The angle of elevation to the top of the bridge is 35°. Find the height of the bridge.

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