Right Triangle Trig Application

The slide at the playground has a 6 feet ladder on it to get to the top. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet away from the ladder. What is the length of the slide?

• 8 feet

• 5.29 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

What trigonometric ratio would be used to find the distance from the ship to the plane?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• inverse sine

A yacht is anchored 90 feet offshore from the base of a lighthouse.  The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the lighthouse is 26 degrees.  The distance between the yacht and the top of the lighthouse is about 100 feet.  Which of these is nearest to the height of the lighthouse? 

• 25 feet

• 45 feet 

• 110 feet 

• 135 feet 

Which trig function would help you solve for the missing angle?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• pythagorean theorem

What is the length of the cable?

• 92.4 ft

• 69.3 ft

• 89.3 ft

• 46.2 ft

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 

A yacht is anchored 90 feet offshore from the base of a lighthouse.  The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the lighthouse is 26 degrees.  The distance between the yacht and the top of the lighthouse is about 100 feet.  Which of these is closest to the height of the lighthouse? 

• 25 feet

• 45 feet 

• 110 feet 

• 135 feet 

Find angle Z

• 20.15°

• 71.23°

• 51.06°

• 57.71°

Find m<C

• A

• B

• C

• D

Find QR

• 34.7 km

• 2.2 km

• 13.74

• 31.1 km