Trig Word Problems

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.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.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.8.G.B.8

 Find side AB?

• 20 m
• 5 m
• 11.54 m
• 8.66 m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Which trigonometric function would you use to find "h", the height of the tree?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• none of these

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Choose the correct letter below.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for the missing angle

• 50.5 degrees

• 12.7 degrees

• 36.9 degrees

• 72.2 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for the misssing distance

• 18.9 meters
• 19.5 meters
• 47.2 meters
• 27.5 meters

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A power line stretches from the top of a building to the ground. The power line is 100 ft. long and the building is 50 ft. tall. What is the horizontal distance from the end of the power line to the building? 

• 220.3 ft. 
• 100 ft.
• 86.6 ft. 
• 73.8 ft. 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8