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Applications of Trigonometry

The document provides examples of applying trigonometry to solve real-world problems involving right triangles, including finding the distance to a fox from a tree, how far a plane has traveled at an angle, and the height of a kite on a string at an angle.

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Applications of Trigonometry

The document provides examples of applying trigonometry to solve real-world problems involving right triangles, including finding the distance to a fox from a tree, how far a plane has traveled at an angle, and the height of a kite on a string at an angle.

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Applications of Trigonometry
Learning Target: students will use trigonometry to solve application
problems involving right triangles.
Right triangles are everywhere! Use what you know about right triangle trigonometry to solve the real-
world application problems below. When solving for angles, please round your answers to the
nearest degree. When solving for side lengths, round your answers to the nearest tenth.

A bird looks down at a fox from the top of a tree A plane has traveled 56 miles at 60° east of
with a 35° angle of depression. If the tree is 47-ft north. How far east has the plane traveled?
tall, how far is the fox standing from the tree?

35°

47-ft
60°
E

You are standing 800 feet from the base of A geometry student is flying a kite with 120-ft
the empire state building which is a of string and their hand 4-ft from the ground.
whopping 1,454-ft tall! The angle between the horizontal and the kite
is 30°. Find the height of the kite from the
a) Draw a diagram that represents the ground.
above scenario.

a) Use trigonometry to solve at what angle


of elevation you are looking up.
30°

4-ft
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Applications of Trigonometry
Learning Target: students will use trigonometry to solve application
problems involving right triangles.
Right triangles are everywhere! Use what you know about right triangle trigonometry to solve the real-
world application problems below. When solving for angles, please round your answers to the
nearest degree. When solving for side lengths, round your answers to the nearest tenth.

A bird looks down at a fox from the top of a tree A plane has traveled 56 miles at 60° east of
with a 35° angle of depression. If the tree is 47-ft north. How far east has the plane traveled?
tall, how far is the fox standing from the tree?

35°

47-ft
60°
E

You are standing 800 feet from the base of A geometry student is flying a kite with 120-ft
the empire state building which is a of string and their hand 4-ft from the ground.
whopping 1,454-ft tall! The angle between the horizontal and the kite
is 30°. Find the height of the kite from the
a) Draw a diagram that represents the ground.
above scenario.

a) Use trigonometry to solve at what angle


of elevation you are looking up.
30°

4-ft

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