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Applications of Right Triangle

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

12th Grade

CCSS covered

Applications of Right Triangle
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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F

G

H

J

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A kite is flying 78 ft above the ground, and the string is pulled taut. The angle of elevation of the kite is 65°.Find the length of the string. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

70.7 ft.

36.4 ft.

184.6 ft.

86.1 ft.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two boats are due West of a lighthouse. The boats are 200 ft apart. If the angles of elevation are 20 degrees and 62 degrees, respectively, approximate the height of the lighthouse.

90 ft

80 ft

70 ft

100

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A 12 ft ladder is leaning against a wall, making a 50 degree angle with the ground. If the ladder needs to reach one foot higher up the wall, by how many degrees do you need to increase the angle?

15.1 degrees

8.2 degrees

11.1 degrees

9.4 degrees

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the measure of the smallest angle in a right triangle with sides measuring 9, 12, and 15.

43o

35o

53o

37o

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you are standing 30 ft away from a 22 foot tree, what is the angle of elevation from where you are standing to the top of the tree.

71.9 degrees

48.1 degrees

523.7 degrees

36.3 degrees

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A railroad track and a road cross at right angles.  An observer stands on the road 70 meters south of the crossing and watches an eastbound train traveling at 60 meters per second.  At how many meters per second is the train moving away from the observer 4 seconds after it passes through the intersection?

57.60

57.88

59.20

67.40

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

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