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2/2 AMDM: TRIG WORD PROBLEMS

Authored by Dorothy Cowan

Mathematics

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

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. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

A ladder is leaning against a house. The ladder creates angle of 39 degrees with the ground. 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. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  What is the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top building?

19.8

18.7

70.2

71.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

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?

71.6 degrees

70.5 degrees

18.4 degrees

19.5 degrees

6.

MATH RESPONSE QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

Kelly is flying a kite to which the angle of elevation is 70 degrees. The string on the kite is 65 meters long. What is the altitude of the kite? Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

3 mins • 6 pts

A 10 ft. tree creates a shadow that is 15 ft. long. The angle of elevation is ________ degrees.

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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