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 = ____________