4/21/2021: Right Triangle Applications
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6 questions
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A 45 foot flagpole makes a 20 foot shadow on the ground. What is the angle of elevation from end of the shadow to the top of the flagpole? Use the picture in the show your work to help.
round to the nearest tenths place
A 45 foot flagpole makes a 20 foot shadow on the ground. What is the angle of elevation from end of the shadow to the top of the flagpole? Use the picture in the show your work to help.
round to the nearest tenths place
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Reuben attached a wire to 2 poles on a hill as shown. Find the distance, x, between the 2 poles. Use the picture in the show work to help you.
round to the nearest tenths place
Reuben attached a wire to 2 poles on a hill as shown. Find the distance, x, between the 2 poles. Use the picture in the show work to help you.
round to the nearest tenths place
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A 30ft ladder leans against a house. It touches the house at the at the top of the exterior wall. The exterior wall is 23ft high. What is the distance from the foot of the ladder to the bottom of the house? Use the image in the show work to help you.
round to the nearest tenths place
A 30ft ladder leans against a house. It touches the house at the at the top of the exterior wall. The exterior wall is 23ft high. What is the distance from the foot of the ladder to the bottom of the house? Use the image in the show work to help you.
round to the nearest tenths place
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A kite on a 25-foot string makes an angle of 40 degrees wiith the ground. How high above the ground is the kite? Use the image in the show work to help you
A kite on a 25-foot string makes an angle of 40 degrees wiith the ground. How high above the ground is the kite? Use the image in the show work to help you
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A bird flies from the top of a 9.5 ft tall sunflower to a point 5 ft on the ground from the base of the sunflower. What is the measure of angle x? Use the image in the show work to help you.
A bird flies from the top of a 9.5 ft tall sunflower to a point 5 ft on the ground from the base of the sunflower. What is the measure of angle x? Use the image in the show work to help you.
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A Street and B Street intersect at a right angle. From their intersection, James lives 2 miles down A Street and Sarah lives 1.5 miles up B Street. How far apart do they live on C Street? Use the image in the show work to help.
A Street and B Street intersect at a right angle. From their intersection, James lives 2 miles down A Street and Sarah lives 1.5 miles up B Street. How far apart do they live on C Street? Use the image in the show work to help.