Finding Missing Side Lengths Right 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

Solve for side a.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

x ≈ _____

• 15.7

• 23.2

• 18.9

• 50.1

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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

 FInd tanX

• 32/40

• 40/24

• 32/24

• 24/32

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Find sinA

• 32/40

• 32/24

• 24/40

• 24/32

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• inverse sine

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 9.8

• 0.1

• 0.038

• 9.9

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Which side is opposite of theta?

• z

• y

• x

• w

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

what is the formula for finding the hypotnuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²

• a+b=c

• a-b=c

• c-a=c

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CCSS.8.G.B.8