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Unit 4 Trig Ratios - Word problems

Authored by Smitha Keshavmurthy

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

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Unit 4 Trig Ratios - Word problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Jake is 6 ft. tall. He is standing outside when the angle of elevation of the sun is 28 degrees. How long would his shadow be? 

5.3 feet
2.8 feet
3.2 feet
11.3 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A plane takes off at an angle of 30 degrees and reaches a height of 10 miles.  What is the diagonal distance it has traveled from take off to it's current position?

15 miles
38 miles
17 miles
20 miles

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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. 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

You are standing 10 feet away from a tree. There is a cat up in the tree. Your eyes make a 48 degree angle to look up at the cat. How high is the cat? 

11.1 ft. 
9 ft. 
7.4 ft. 
13.8 ft. 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a house at an angle of 39 degrees. If the ladder is 12 ft. long, how far is the bottom of the ladder from the house? 

15.4 ft.
9.3 ft.
20.2 ft. 
5.3 ft. 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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

63.6 ft
1.59 ft
74.2 ft
86.9 ft

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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