Trig Functions

Solve for the missing angle. Round to the nearest tenth.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A 10 ft. tree creates a shadow that is 15 ft. long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.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? 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• 24/32
• 32/24
• 32/40
• 24/40

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Solve the right triangle. Round measures of sides to the nearest hundredth and angles to the nearest degree.

• <B = 39^o, AB = 11.58, AC = 7.29

• <B = 39^o, AB = 7.29, AC = 11.58

• <B = 129^o, AB = 11.58, AC = 7.29

• <B = 129^o, AB = 7.29, AC = 11.58

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A hawk sitting on a tree branch spots a mouse on the ground 15 feet from the base of the tree.  The hawk swoops down toward the mouse at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the distance from the tree branch to the mouse? 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A yacht is anchored 90 feet offshore from the base of a lighthouse.  The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the lighthouse is 26 degrees.  The distance between the yacht and the top of the lighthouse is about 100 feet.  Which of these is closest to the height of the lighthouse? 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8