Solve the Triangle Trig

A tourist 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 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 71 degrees

• 138 degrees 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Set up the problem so that you can solve for X.

• sin X = 41/28

• tan X = 41/28

• cos X = 28/41

• sin X = 28/41

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Solve for the missing angle

• 50.5 degrees

• 12.7 degrees

• 36.9 degrees

• 72.2 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the measure of the missing angle.

• 64^o

• 26^o

• 61^o

• 8^o

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the measure of the missing angle.

• 49^o

• 50^o

• 41^o

• 33^o

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Choose the correct ratio.

• sin(37)=x/14

• cos(37)=x/14

• tan(37)=x/14

• sin(37)=14/x

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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

• 63 ft

• 65 ft

• 74 ft

• 87 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What is the length of y in this picture?

• 45

• 5√2

• 90

• 5

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What is the length of x in this 45-45-90 triangle?

• 4√2

• 4

• 8

• 4√3

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CCSS.8.G.B.8