Solving Right Triangles Review

Sam views a deer from a height of 45 feet. The horizontal distance between the tourist and the deer is 130 feet. At what angle (x) should the tourist hold his camera to photograph the deer? Round your answer to the nearest degree.

• 19^o

• 45^o

• 71^o

• 138^o

Find, to the nearest degree, the angle which the sun's rays make with the ground when a flagpole 40 feet high casts a shadow 30 feet long.

• 48^o

• 37^o

• 28^o

• 53^o

The foot of a ladder is placed 6 feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 8 feet up on the wall, how long is the ladder?

• 10 ft

• 14 ft

• 17 ft

• 100 ft

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6

• 8,10,12

• 5,12,13

• 5,10,12

Which tool would you use?

• Sine

• Cosine

• Tangent

• Pythagorean Theorem

Which tool would you use?

• Sine

• Cosine

• Tangent

• Pythagorean Theorem

Which tool would you use?

• Sine

• Cosine

• Tangent

• Pythagorean Theorem

Which tool would you use?

• 45-45-90

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Triangle Angle Sum

• 30-60-90

Which would you use to solve for the missing piece?

Which would you use to solve for the missing piece?