Applications of Right Triangle Trig

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

 Find side AB?

• 20 m
• 5 m
• 11.54 m
• 8.66 m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree.  Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree. 

• 63 ft
• 65 ft
• 74 ft
• 87 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A tourist views a deer from a height of 45 feet.  The horizontal distance between the tourist and the deer is 130 feet.  How many degrees should the tourist tilt his camera down to photograph the deer? Round your answer to the nearest degree.  

• 19 degrees
• 45 degrees
• 71 degrees
• 138 degrees 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?

• 8 feet

• 5.29 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A 16 foot ladder leans against a building.  If the angle the ladder makes with the ground is 68°, how high up the building does the ladder reach?

• 39.6
• 6.0
• 14.8
• 13.6

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  At what angle is the sun shining on the building?

• 19.80
• 18.71
• 70.20
• 71.29

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Students are trying to determine the height of the flagpole at Arlington High. They have measured out a horizontal distance of 40 feet from the flagpole and site the top of it at an angle of elevation of 52 degrees. Which below is closest to the height, h, of the flagpole?

• 31.5 feet
• 24.6 feet
• 51.2 feet
• 57.4 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find and describe the error made in this student's work.

• They should have used cosine instead.

• They should have used tangent instead.

• They should have multiplied (2)(4.5)

• They should not have used the inverse sine.

• They plugged the numbers into the calculator wrong.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Solve for the missing distance

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

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8