Right Triangle Tangent

• A
• B
• C
• D

• A
• B
• C
• D

Find the measurement of the missing side indicated

• 4.98

• 5.98

• 3.20

• 4.18

Students are trying to determine the height of the flagpole at Arlington High. They have measured out a horizontal distance of 40 feet from the flagpole and site the top of it at an angle of elevation of 52 degrees. Which below is closest to the height, h, of the flagpole?

• 31.5 feet

• 24.6 feet

• 51.2 feet

• 57.4 feet

If you are given the two sides that are not the hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

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 

From ∠C, what side is AB?

• Adjacent

• Hypotenuse

• Opposite

What is the value of x?

• 960

• 30.98

• 43.91

• 14.24

What is the value of x?

• 42.59

• 0.03

• 38.60

• 8.39

Find the trig value rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth.
Tan(42°)

• .9004

• .8123

• 88.6361

• 42