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Trig App Pt 2

Last updated almost 4 years ago

5 questions

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Question 1

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An airplane rises at an angle of 14 degrees with the ground. Find to the nearest 10 feet the distance it has flown when it has covered a horizontal distance of 1500 feet.

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Question 2

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A wooden beam 24 feet long leans against a wall and makes an angle of 76 degrees with the ground. Find to the nearest foot how high up the wall the beam reaches.

Question 3

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From the top of a light house 160 feet high the angle of depression of a boat out at sea is 24 degrees. Find to the nearest foot the distance from the boat to the foot of the lighthouse (the foot being at sea level).

Question 4

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A tunnel slopes down into the ground at an angle of 35 degrees with the ground. If a man is trapped 1000 feet into the tunnel, how deep must a vertical shaft be drilled from the surface to the man?

Question 5

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From the top of a lighthouse 100 feet above sea level, the angles of depression of two boats in line with the foot of the lighthouse are observed to be 18 degrees and 32 degrees respectively. Find to the nearest foot the distance between the boats.