8.5 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

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. 

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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 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

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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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

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

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

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.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Round to the tenths place.

• 11.9 ft

• 5.4 ft

• 14.3 ft

• 9.6 ft

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