Section 5 1-12B
Section 5 1-12B
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Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry
Learning Outcomes • The student will correctly memorize and apply trigonometric
formulas, definitions, identities, and properties
• The student will correctly use mathematical symbols and
mathematical structure to examine and solve real world
applications
• The student will solve trigonometric equations, right
triangles, and oblique triangles
Objectives • Solve general applications involving right triangles
• Solve applications involving angles of elevation and depression
• Solve applications involving bearing
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One side of an angle of elevation or an angle of depression
must be HORIZONTAL.
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2. A ramp for a wheelchair is to built beside the main steps of a post office. The
total vertical rise of the steps is 3 feet and the ramp will be inclined at an angle
of How long does the ramp need to be? Round to the nearest tenth of a
foot.
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4. From a 100 ft tall lighthouse on the coast, an overturned sailboat is sighted. If
the angle of depression is from the lighthouse to the boat, how far is the
boat from the lighthouse? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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6. An observer stops to look at a 500 year old tree and observes the angle of
elevation to the top of the tree to be The observer walks 100 ft closer to
the tree and observes the new angle of elevation to the top of the tree to be
How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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8. A hiker is hiking down a mountain with a vertical height of 1500 feet. The
distance from the top of the mountain to the base is 3000 feet. What is the angle
of elevation from the base to the top of the mountain? Round to the nearest tenth
of a degree.
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10. A ladder 20 feet long leans against the side of a house. Find the height h from
the top of the ladder to the ground if the angle of elevation of the ladder is
Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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12. An antenna is on top of the center of a building. The angle of elevation from a
point 100 feet from the center of the building to the top of the antenna is
and the angle of elevation to the bottom of the antenna is
Find the height of the antenna. Round to the nearest whole number.
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1. A 24 ft ladder is leaning against a building. If the ladder makes an angle of
with the ground, how far up the building does the ladder reach? Round to the
nearest tenth of a foot.
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3. When the angle of elevation of the sun is a certain flagpole casts a shadow
30 feet long. How tall is the flagpole? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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5. A 20 ft tall flagpole is mounted on the top of a building. A person standing level
with the building observes the angle of elevation to the top of the flag pole is
From the same spot the angle of elevation to the foot of the flagpole is
How tall is the building? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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7. From point A on the ground the angle of elevation to the top of a water tower is
From a point B, 50 feet closer to the tower, the angle of elevation is
What is the height of the tower? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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9. A guy wire of length 108 meters runs from the top of an antenna to the ground. If
the height of the antenna is 73 meters, what is the angle of elevation the guy
wire makes with the ground? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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11. A cellular telephone tower that is 150 feet tall is placed on a mountain that is
1220 feet above sea level. What is the angle of depression from the top of the
tower to a cell phone user who is 5 horizontal miles away and 400 feet from sea
level? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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