Trig Word Problems

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  At what angle is the sun shining on the building?

• 19.80
• 18.71
• 70.20
• 71.29

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A boat is 600 metres from the base of a cliff. Erika, who is sitting in the boat, notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the cliff is 32°. How high is the cliff?

(Round to the nearest tenth. Only the number, no units)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The height of a building is 250 feet. What is the angle of elevation from a point on the level ground 200 feet away from the building?

(Round to the nearest tenth. Only the number, no units)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Jenn wants to measure the height of a tree. She walks exactly 125 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree?

(Round to the nearest tenth. Only the number, no units)

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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

A plane takes off at an angle of 30 degrees and reaches a height of 10 miles.  What is the diagonal distance it has traveled from take off to it's current position?

• 15 miles
• 38 miles
• 17 miles
• 20 miles

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

A 15ft ladder is leaning up against a wall. The top of the ladder makes a 12^o with the wall, how far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

• 3.12 ft
• 14.7 ft
• 14.6 ft
• 5.16 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Sally is flying a kite at an angle of 41 degrees. If the kite is 10 feet up in the air, how long is the kite string? 

• 6.6 feet
• 10.3 feet
• 15.2 feet
• 20 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8