Physics Practice 1

A 13 ft. ladder is leaning against the house. The top of the ladder touches the house at 10 ft. above the ground. How far away is the bottom of the ladder from the house? (Show magnitude and units 2 sig figs)

Alejandro is 6 feet tall. He is standing outside when the angle of elevation of the sun is 28 degrees. How long would his shadow be? (Show magnitude and units 3 sig figs)

A plane takes off at an angle of 30 degrees and reaches a height of 10 miles. What is the diagonal distance it has traveled from take off to its current position?

(Show magnitude and units 2 sig figs)

A power line stretches from the top of a building to the ground. The power line is 100 feet long and the building is 50 feet tall. What is the horizontal distance from the end of the power line to the building? (Show magnitude and units 1 sig fig)

You are standing 10 feet away from a tree. There is a cat up in the tree. Your eyes make a 48 degree angle to look up at the cat. How high is the cat? (Magnitude and Units 1 sig fig)

Charles built a skateboard ramp, if the length of the ram is 10 feet and 3.5 feet high. What angle does the ramp make with the ground? Include units and round to the nearest degree-2 sig figs)

From a point of 340 meters from the base of Hoover Dam, the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 33 degrees. Find the height of the. (include magnitude, units and 5 sig figs)

A plane flying at 2000 feet altitude begins a 25 degree angle of descent to land. What is the distance the plane will travel before it lands? (magnitude, units and 4 sig figs)