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Real World Trigonometry

Authored by Barbara White

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

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Real World Trigonometry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A 13 ft. ladder is leaning against the house. The top of the ladder touches the house at 10 feet above the ground. How far away is the bottom of the ladder from the house?

10 feet

7.5 feet

8.3 feet

3.8 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A 30 ft. wire stretches from the top of a light pole diagonally to the ground. The light pole is 10 feet high. What is the angle the wire makes with the ground?

66 degrees
80 degrees
30 degrees
19 degrees

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Sally is flying a kite at an angle of 41 degrees. If the kite is 10 feet up in the air, how long is the kite string? 

6.6 feet
10.3 feet
15.2 feet
20 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Jake is 6 ft. tall. He is standing outside when the angle of elevation of the sun is 28 degrees. How long would his shadow be? 

5.3 feet
2.8 feet
3.2 feet
11.3 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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 it's current position?

15 miles
38 miles
17 miles
20 miles

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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? 

11.1 ft. 
9 ft. 
7.4 ft. 
13.8 ft. 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A 4 ft tall child creates a shadow that is 7.5 ft long. What is the angle of elevation of the sun? 

62 degrees
49 degrees
28 degrees
15 degrees

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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