Trigonometry Challenge: Calculating Angles of Elevation

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A tree casts a shadow of 15 meters. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree is 30 degrees, how tall is the tree?
10 meters
8.66 meters
5 meters
12 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A building is 50 meters tall. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 45 degrees. How far is the point from the base of the building?
70 meters
30 meters
100 meters
50 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A kite is flying at an angle of elevation of 60 degrees. If the string of the kite is 100 meters long, how high is the kite above the ground?
50 meters
86.6 meters
75 meters
100 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to connect a loading dock to a truck. If the ramp makes an angle of elevation of 20 degrees and the ramp is 10 meters long, how high does the ramp reach?
2.5 meters
3.42 meters
5.0 meters
4.8 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From a lookout point, the angle of elevation to the top of a mountain is 35 degrees. If the lookout is 200 meters away from the base of the mountain, how tall is the mountain?
140.04 meters
200 meters
180 meters
100 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person stands 30 meters away from a statue and measures the angle of elevation to the top of the statue as 40 degrees. How tall is the statue?
15.5 meters
35 meters
25.22 meters
20 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ladder leans against a wall, forming an angle of elevation of 75 degrees with the ground. If the foot of the ladder is 5 meters away from the wall, how long is the ladder?
19.24 meters
15.00 meters
22.50 meters
18.00 meters
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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