([Fisoconeey Woe Problems] (Solutions) 1) One diagonal ofa rhombus makes an ange of 29° witha side of the ombus each side ofthe shombas his ket of 72, nd he lenge ofthe disgonal, Dra se ‘Since tis a rhombus, we know a he sides are 7.2 ~The oppose angles ae coneien! ~The adjacent angles ar supplementary. “ A = The ditgonals re perpen : twe isolate the wane, we have a bypotense Bog 7.2") ge and measuse ofthe ag ‘Using tg fuaetious, we can fin he lengtis ofthe ees! sinus (eas) ‘Therefore. te moor diagonal is epproxinately 698 nhs, (s71)x72= 630 ‘Therefore, the mor diagonal approninstely 1260 aches 2) Aa observer oma cif 1200 fet above sea level ih wo Sips due East. The angles of depression to he ships are 1 an" Wha tke stance betcen the ships? Note: Angle of depressions measur “going dows aP is ners en 5 ey) | a wr sor eee Steere) — P< Se ae so 10 : Sete pen sete amon angle of elevation a angle of eevston = angle of deoression (acomany tore patel ne ct by ey) 1848" |e congue) i3) standing ona $0 fot elif. looking at my nso dogs siting on the beach belo: Gone) If my line f sight 6" above the ground and the aghes of depression ate ST” 37° bow far apa are the dogs? Dawa Sheth Tongs LS Is 6 ss Fe = wa sone a ss mt tas = 3 eo = Hf (he dogs re 29 fet spar) tas= my Naas xeyeus 4) Suppose a tee 40’ tll cass a shadow of length 60" What the ange of elevation (wth respect 10 the grou) fom the end ofthe shadow to the tp ofthe tee? Des ashe o Tax sora se-[a7|') Two boats lave dock at the same time. Boat A goes due North $00 fet and stops ANSWERS, Boat B goes due East 400 fee, stops and tums toward Boat A. ‘What ange must B tum to face and proceed creel to Boat A? 2 Fst, ws tig fnetions to find ale x $2 as ve x= anta29 =s143 Thien, auswer the question ook wn Since Boat Bis icing de East, it must un to face Boat A ©) The angle of elevation from the top of a smal building to the top of a nearby ta building is 17 degrees. And. the anige of depression from te top of the smal bung tothe botom of the tl bul is 15 degrees If the smaller bung s 30 feet high. determine the beat ofthe tl building Step 1» Draw a die m Step 2 Exact the night anaes ‘Step 3: Use ti fnctions 10 soke 30" n-30 7 so anasy= T yoinse | 4-30 12006 =15008 = 15006 7) The distance ftom the bottom of a ramp tothe ack of a moving tuck is 11 feet. tae angle betreen ramp and the ground is 21°20", how high the back ofthe tuck off the ground? w aie itt 2 a3 bight = 4.00 fe 220" sin(21.33)8) Standing in a lighthouse, 150 fet above the shore, I spot a boat at an ange of depression of 11 degrees. low far away i the boat from shore? Step I: Draw a diagram ne Step 2: Exact the right angle 130" Trigonomety Word ‘Problems Step 3: Soke SOLUTIONS ra feet 9) Looking ou fom a balcony, the angie of elevation tothe top ofthe next building is approximately 2° ‘And, the angle of depression tothe botiom ofthe building is approximately 29° Ifthe building is 200 feet aveay, how tall is? we 10) A hiker approximates an angle of elevation to the top ofa il tobe Upper pet Lower part eight 191 (approxi Segres. X= 808 feet tanas’)= y= 1109 feet ‘After watking 700 fet closer, the hiker estimates the aale af elevation increased by 16 degres. “Appronimately, how high ste hil) a san(as*)= es tae (sxtanss” y= (700 + yytamz2” ) 7813 2818 + 40408 = 7A98 (opprosinitly) tangas ° y= = $88.6 Gpproximatipy