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10.3 & 10.4 Practice

This document provides instruction on using trigonometric ratios to solve problems involving right triangles and angles of elevation and depression. It contains examples of applying sine, cosine and tangent functions to find missing side lengths and angle measures. Students are asked to determine angle classifications, calculate unknown values, draw diagrams and use trigonometric reasoning to solve multi-step problems involving heights, lengths and angles.

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10.3 & 10.4 Practice

This document provides instruction on using trigonometric ratios to solve problems involving right triangles and angles of elevation and depression. It contains examples of applying sine, cosine and tangent functions to find missing side lengths and angle measures. Students are asked to determine angle classifications, calculate unknown values, draw diagrams and use trigonometric reasoning to solve multi-step problems involving heights, lengths and angles.

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Advanced Geometry Name: _____________________________________________________

Topic 10 - Right Triangles & Trigonometry


Trigonometry (10-3) & Depression (10-4) Date: __________________________________ Period: ___________

OBJECTIVE: Students can determine the lengths of sides and measures of angles in a right triangle by
applying the trigonometric ratios sine, cosine, and tangent to solve problems.

1. Write the ratios for sin X, cos X, and tan X.

a. b.
sin X =__________ sin X =__________

cos X =__________ cos X =__________

tan X =__________ tan X =__________

2. Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth.

a. b. c.

x =_______ x =_______ x =_______

3. Find the value of x. Round to the nearest degree.

a. b. c.

x =_______ x =_______ x =_______

4. Find the value of w and then x. Round lengths to the nearest tenth and angle measures to the
nearest degree.

a. b.

w = ________ w = ________

x = ________ x = ________
5. Draw a picture. Then use reasoning and trigonometric ratios to answer.

a. An escalator at a shopping center is Picture & Work:


200 ft 9 in. long, and rises at an angle of 15°.
What is the vertical rise of the escalator?
Round to the nearest inch.

Vertical Rise: _____________

b. A 12 ft-long ladder is leaning against a wall. Picture & Work:


It reaches 7 ft 8 in. up the wall. What angle
does the ladder make with the ground?
Round to the nearest degree.

Angle of Ladder: ____________

c. A school installs a ramp that will rest on a Picture & Work:


landing 3 ft high. According to building
code, the ramp must make a 7° angle with
the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot,
what is the length of the ramp?

Length of Ramp: _____________

d. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus Picture & Work:


are 4 in. and 7 in. Find the measures of the
angles of the rhombus to the nearest
degree.

Angles of Rhombus:______________
OBJECTIVE: Students can determine lengths of sides and measures of angles (using angles of elevation and
depression) in a right triangle by applying the trigonometric ratios sine, cosine, and tangent to
solve problems.

6. Describe each numbered angle as an angle of elevation or an angle of depression.

a.  1:__________________ b.  2:__________________ c.  3:__________________ d.  4:__________________

e.  5:__________________ f.  6:__________________ g.  7:__________________ h.  8:__________________

7. Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth of a unit.

a. b.

x =________________ x =________________

c. d.

x =________________ x =________________
8. Draw a picture. Then use angles of elevation or depression and apply the trigonometric ratios
sine, cosine, and tangent to solve.

a. A person is standing 40 ft. from a Picture & Work:


flagpole and can see the top of the pole
at a 35° angle of elevation. The person’s
eye level is 4 ft. from the ground. What is
the height of the flagpole to the nearest
foot?

Height of flag pole:____________

b. You stand 40 ft. from a tree. The angle of Picture & Work:
elevation from your eyes (5 ft. above the
ground) to the top of the tree is 47°. How
tall is the tree? Round your answer to
the nearest foot.

Height of Tree:_____________

c. A library needs to build an access ramp Picture & Work:


for wheelchairs. The main entrance to
the library is 8 ft. above sidewalk level.
If the architect designs the slope of the
ramp in such a way that the angle of
elevation is 5°, how long must the access
ramp be? Round your answer to the
nearest foot.

Length of ramp:_____________

9. The angle of elevation e from A to B and the angle of depression d from B to A are given. Find the
measure of both angles. (Hint: Draw a picture)

𝑚∠𝑒 = (3x + 6)°


𝑚∠𝑑 = (x + 20)°

𝑚∠𝑒 = ____________
𝑚∠𝑑 = ____________

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