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

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

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. 

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 

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 36.9^°

• 31.0^°

• 59.0^°

• 53.1^°

A plane flying at 2000 ft altitude begins a 25 degree angle of descent to land. What is the distance along the ground the plane will travel before it lands?

• 4289 ft

• 932.6 ft

• 845.2 ft

• 4732.4 ft