Angle of Elevation and Depression

A 14 foot ladder is used to scale a 13 foot wall. At what angle of elevation must the ladder be set in order to reach the top of the wall? Round to the nearest whole number.

• $68^{\degree}$

• $34^{\degree}$

• $12^{\degree}$

• $102^{\degree}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

an object is located  40feet away from the base of a cliff. From the top of a vertical cliff the angle of depression of to the object  is    $56^{\degree}$ . How high is the cliff?  Round to the nearest whole number.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

From a point on the ground 12 from the base of a building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is   $53^{\degree}$  . How tall is the building?

• 9 feet

• 16 feet

• 20 feet

• 39 feet 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A Kite is 2feet high is attached to a string that is 5feet long. What is the angle of elevation? Round to the nearest whole number

• $24^{\degree}$

• $36^{\degree}$

• $45^{\degree}$

• $73^{\degree}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Brian’s kite is flying above a field at the end of 65 m of string. If the angle of elevation to the kite measures 70°, and Brian is holding the kite 1.2 m off the ground. How high above the ground is the kite flying? Round to the nearest tenth place.

• $73.5$

• $62.3$

• $47.9$

• $32.1$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

From an airplane at an altitude (height) of 1200 m, the angle of depression to a rock on the ground measures 28°. Find the distance from the plane to the rock.

• 2264.2

• 3395.7

• 1363.6

• 3253.2

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A 20-foot ladder leans against a wall so that the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building. What is the ladder’s angle of elevation? Round to the nearest whole number

• $66^{\degree}$

• $24^{\degree}$

• $22^{\degree}$

• $84^{\degree}$

• $36^{\degree}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

At a point on the ground 50 feet from the foot of a tree that if 66 feet tall, Find the angle of elevation to the top of the tree. Round to the nearest whole number.

• $51^{\degree}$

• $44^{\degree}$

• $19^{\degree}$

• $1\degree$

• $0^{\degree}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

From the top of a lighthouse 210 feet high, the distance from the boat to the foot of the light is 420 feet . Find the angle of depression to a boat. Find Round to the nearest whole number 

•  $27^{\degree}$  

•  $60^{\degree}$  

•  $44^{\degree}$  

•  $55^{\degree}$  

•  $30^{\degree}$  

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

State the value of    $\sin\ \theta$  
Round to the nearest tenth

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6