Angle of Elevation/Depression
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Mathematics
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When the angle of elevation of the sun is 78 degrees, an statue casts a shadow that is 6m long. How tall is the statue?
1.3 m
28.9 m
6.1 m
28.2 m
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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. How high was the branch the hawk was sitting on (to the nearest foot)?
9 ft
30 ft
17 ft
25 ft
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After traveling 400m from a runway, a plane is 300m above the ground. Calculate its angle of elevation.
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The angle of depression from the top of a flag stick to a golf ball on the ground is 24o. If the flagstick is 6 feet tall, how far away is the golf ball from the base of the flag stick?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Monica is stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel. Her mother is standing 38 feet from the base of the wheel watching her. If the angle of elevation from Monica's mom to Monica is 73o, how far off the ground is Monica?
118.2 ft
120.9 ft
124.3 ft
126.5 ft
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
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