Quiz about Solving for Sides in Trigonometry

Question 1

Find x.

Accepted Answer

44.55

Answer

22.69

Answer

41.66

Answer

38.49

Question 2

What would you use to solve for a?

Accepted Answer

tan

Answer

sin

Answer

cos

Answer

Pythagorean theorem

Question 3

What is the correct equation to solve for x ?

Accepted Answer

tan (58) = 11/x

Answer

tan (58) = x/11

Answer

cos (58) = x/11

Answer

sin (58) = x/11

Question 4

Find the length of side w.

Accepted Answer

18.0 cm

Answer

21.4 cm

Answer

36.5 cm

Answer

43.6 cm

Question 5

If you are given the two sides that are not the hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

Accepted Answer

tangent

Answer

sine

Answer

cosine

Answer

cotangent

Question 6

FInd tanX

Accepted Answer

32/24

Answer

32/40

Answer

40/24

Answer

24/32

Question 7

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

50.7

Answer

50.1

Answer

60.7

Answer

61.0

Question 8

Consider angle B in the diagram below. What is the length of "adjacent side" to angle ?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

10

Answer

not possible to determine

Question 9

What is the correct ratio?

Accepted Answer

7/24

Answer

24/7

Answer

7/25

Answer

24/25

Question 10

What is the correct ratio?

Accepted Answer

40/41

Answer

9/41

Answer

9/40

Answer

40/9

Question 11

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. Which of these is nearest to the height of the lighthouse?

Accepted Answer

44 feet

Answer

25 feet

Answer

81 feet

Answer

185 feet

Question 12

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

103.5

Answer

4.7

Answer

55.0

Answer

23.4

Question 13

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

9.9

Answer

9.8

Answer

0.1

Answer

0.038

Question 14

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

15.0

Answer

10

Answer

11.3

Answer

12.0

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

87 ft

Answer

63 ft

Answer

65 ft

Answer

74 ft

Question 16

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

29.75

Answer

24.20

Answer

4.92

Answer

290.4

Question 17

Find each side, round to nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

5.5

Answer

5.9

Answer

6.6

Answer

6.8

Question 18

Find each side, round to nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

8

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