Finding Missing Sides of Triangles

Solve for x.

• 50.7

• 50.1

• 60.7

• 61.0

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm

• 42 cm

• 52 cm

• 48 cm

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

Which trigonometric function would you use to find "h", the height of the tree?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• none of these

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? 

• 7.5 ft 

• 15 ft 

• 26 ft 

• 30 ft 

Choose the correct set-up to solve for x.

Using the equation already set up, solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 103.5

• 4.7

• 55.0

• 23.4

Using the equation already set up, solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 9.8

• 0.1

• 0.038

• 9.9

Find the height of the tree.

• 3m

• 4.2m

• 5.7m

• 9.7m

Solve for the missing angle

• 50.2

• 93.1

• 12.6

• 42.2