Trigonometric Ratio Word Problems Name_____________________________

1. A 100 ft. ladder rests on top of a hook and ladder truck with its base 11 feet from the ground.
When the angle of elevation of the ladder is 81o, how high up the building will the ladder reach?

2. A guy wire for a tree is 20 ft. long, making a 21o angle with the ground. How far is the base of
the tree from a stake anchoring the wire?

3. From a height of 50 meters above sea level on a cliff, two ships are sighted due west. The angles
of depression are 61o and 28o. How far apart are the ships?

4. The statue of Liberty stands on a 150 ft. pedestal. From a point 250 ft. from the base of the
pedestal, the angle of elevation to the top of Liberty’s torch is 50o. Find the height of the Statue
of Liberty.
Trigonometric Ratio Word Problems Name_____________________________

5. The base of a tower with a height of 55 meters is 37 meters from point A. Find the angle of
elevation from Point A to the top of the tower.

6. An airplane is flying at an altitude of 2.7 miles and is 8.3 miles from the runway. Find the angle
of depression that the airplane must make to land safely.

7. An antenna stands on top of a 160 ft. building. From a point on the ground 118 ft. from the
base of the building, the angle of elevation to the top of the antenna is 58o. Find the height of
the antenna.

8. An engineer determines that the angle of elevation from her position to the top of a tower is
57o. She measures the angle of elevation again from a point 43 meters farther from the tower
and finds it to be 27o. Both positions are due east of the tower. Find the height of the tower.