Solving Word Problems Dealing with Right Triangles

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long. What is the angle of elevation of the sun?

• 19.80

• 18.71

• 70.20

• 71.29

Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree.  Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree. 

• 63 ft
• 65 ft
• 74 ft
• 87 ft

Find the length of side y.

• 22.32 cm

• 36.5 cm

• 76.34 cm

• 87.76 cm

What is the length of side x?

• 6.57 cm
• 7 cm
• 7.44 cm
• 26.33 cm

Solve for the missing distance

• 18.9 meters

• 19.5 meters

• 47.2 meters

• 27.5 meters

Solve for the missing angle

• 50.5 degrees
• 12.7 degrees
• 36.9 degrees
• 72.2 degrees

Set up an equation that could be used to solve for the variable.

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What is the cos(T)?

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