Trig Word Problems Practice

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. 

• 63.6 ft
• 1.59 ft
• 74.2 ft
• 86.9 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A 25ft ladder is leaning up against a wall. If the ladder makes a 63^o with the ground, how far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

• 12.4 ft
• 11.3 ft
• 22.3 ft
• 49.1 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the height of the tree. Assume the angle looking up to the tree is 38^o.

• 12.5 ft
• 11.9 ft
• 6.88 ft
• 17.5 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

A 15ft ladder is leaning up against a wall. The top of the ladder makes a 12^o with the wall, how far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

• 3.12 ft
• 14.7 ft
• 14.6 ft
• 5.16 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?

• 14
• 10
• 5.3
• 2

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

• 25 feet
• 26 feet
• 27 feet
• 28 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A building 62 feet tall casts a shadow 21 meters long.  At what angle is the sun shining on the building?

• 19.80
• 18.71
• 70.20
• 71.29

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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 the right triangle.

• <B = 39^o, AB = 11.58, AC = 7.29
• <B = 39^o, AB = 7.29, AC = 11.58
• <B = 129^o, AB = 11.58, AC = 7.29
• <B = 129^o, AB = 7.29, AC = 11.58

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8