Ch. 9 Test: Right Triangle Trigonometry

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12 questions
3

In the diagram at the right, mC = 90°.

An equation to find the measure of ∠B is:
(select all that apply)

9
The base of a ladder is placed 14 feet away from a wall and reaches 32 feet high up on the wall. Round the answer to the nearest tenth or hundredth.

a. Draw a diagram of this scenario.

b. Solve for the length of the ladder.
_______

c. What angle does the base of the ladder form with the ground?
_______
6
Find the trigonometric ratios for angles r and s. Leave the answers as fractions.


sin r =_______
cos r =_______
tan r =_______


sin s = _______
cos s =_______
tan s =_______
9
Determine the measures of the angles to the nearest tenth of a degree in the right triangles below.

Determine the measure of ∡a.

_______


Determine the measure of ∡b.
_______

Explain how you were able to determine the measure of the unknown angle in part (a) or part (b).
_______
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3

A spring is attached to one end to support B and at the other end to collar A, as represented in the figure. Collar A slides along the vertical bar between points C and D. In the figure, the angle is the angle created as the collar moves between points C and D.


When θ=28°, what is the distance from point A to point B, to the nearest tenth of a foot?

2


When the spring is stretched and the distance from point A to point B is 5.2 feet, what is the value of Angle B to the nearest tenth of a degree?

3

The figure shows right △ABC.


Which of the listed values are equal to the sine of B?
Select all that apply.

3

Find the measure of Angle T.


Round to the nearest tenth.

3

A maintenance technician sights the top of a telephone pole at a 25 degree angle of elevation as shown.


Determine the horizontal distance between the technician and the base of the telephone pole to the nearest tenth of a foot.

5

A building casts a 100 ft long shadow on the ground. If the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 40°, how tall is the building?

Round to the nearest tenth.

6
In the three right triangles shown, Angle C=Angle F=Angle I = 36 degrees.


Fill in the blanks to finish the sentences below, using the bank of words given.

Word Bank:
AA Similarity, adjacent leg, ASA, congruent, cosine, CPCTC, GH/GI, GI/GH, hypotenuse, similar, sine, tangent

Because each triangle contains a right angles and a 36 degree angle, the triangles are _______ by _______ , and AB/AC = DE/DF = _______ .
The proportion shows that the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the 36 degrees angle to the length of the _______ will be the same for any right triangle with a 36 degrees angle. The value of the ratio is defined to be the _______ of 36 degrees.