Trigonometry Practice

What is the length of  $\overline{BC}$ ? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 6

• 17

• 12

• 8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A boat is anchored to the bottom of the sea. The anchor line (shown in red) is 30 meters long. How deep is the water? Round your answer to the nearest meter.

• 19 m

• 20 m

• 47 m

• 28 m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for x.

• 25

• 65

• 23

• .0074

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 50.7

• 50.1

• 60.7

• 61.0

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A five foot tall person casts a 8-foot shadow. At what angle do the sun's rays hit the ground?

• $58.0\degree$

• $32.0\degree$

• $38.7\degree$

• $51.3\degree$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Which trigonometric equation could you use to find the length of  $\overline{AB}$  ?

•  $\sin\left(35\right)=\frac{x}{12}$ 

•  $\sin\left(35\right)=\frac{12}{x}$ 

•  $\tan\left(35\right)=\frac{x}{12}$ 

•  $\tan\left(35\right)=\frac{12}{x}$ 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

An object dropped from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa lands 17 feet from the base. Which of these equations could be used to determine the angle (x) that the Leaning Tower of Pisa makes with the ground?

• $\tan\left(x\right)=\frac{179}{17}$

• $\tan\left(x\right)=\frac{17}{179}$

• $\cos\left(x\right)=\frac{179}{17}$

• $\cos\left(x\right)=\frac{17}{179}$

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6