Bearings and Trigonometry

An airplane takes off 200 yards in front of a 60 foot building. At what angle of elevation must the plane take off in order to avoid crashing into the building? Assume that the airplane flies in a straight line and the angle of elevation remains constant until the airplane flies over the building.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the value of x

(Round to the nearest tenth)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the value of x

(Round it the nearest tenth)

• 50.0

• 52.6

• 49.5

• 49.3

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the value of this trigonometric ratio. Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 1/3

• 3/7

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 15.9

• 14.7

• 16.1

• 15.8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Calculate the angle between the length AE and the base ABCD in the pyramid pictured below, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.

• 74.6

• 72.3

• 79.2

• 71.7

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.9

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7