Sohcahtoa of a Point

Which is the correct ratio for tan A?

Solve for x.

• 24.20

• 4.92

• 290.4

• 29.75

What equation can be used to solve for x?

• Sin(40°)= x/40 

• Sin(40º)=x/19

• Cos(40º)=x/19

• Tan(40°)=19/x

• 18.9
• 19.5
• 47
• 27.5

Q1. What is the sum of the following numbers?

• 1) 38

• 2) 63

• 3) 20

• 4) 98

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 

A 14-foot ladder is placed against a building so that the ladder makes a 47º angle with the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, at what height does the ladder touch the building?

• 19.1 ft

• 10.2 ft

• 15.0 ft

• 23.4 ft

Brandon sights a helicopter above a building. The helicopter is horizontally 150 feet away from him and he creates an angle of elevation of 38º. To the nearest foot, how high above the ground is the helicopter?

• 100 ft

• 92 ft

• 117 ft

• 118 ft

At a point on the ground 46 feet from the

foot of a tree, the angle of elevation of the

top of the tree is 48°. What is the height of

the tree to the nearest foot?

• 50 feet

• 30 feet

• 51 feet

• 33 feet

An airplane climbs at an angle of 13° with

the ground. What is the horizontal distance it has

traveled (to the nearest hundred feet) when it

has attained an altitude of 400 feet?

• 410 feet

• 2000 feet

• 1800 feet

• 1700 feet