2/2 AMDM: TRIG WORD PROBLEMS

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

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 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. 

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

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

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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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.

A 50 ft pole has a support wire that runs from its top to the ground with an angle of depression of 75 degrees. How far from the base of the pole does the wire connect to the ground? Round answer to the nearest tenth.

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A 50 ft pole has a support wire that runs from its top to the ground with an angle of depression of 75 degrees. How long is the wire? Round answer to the nearest tenth.

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The angle of elevation from a point 116 meters from the base of the Eiffel Tower to the top of the Tower is 67 degrees. Find the approximate height of the Tower. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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