1. Warm-Up Where would the following words go in this right triangle?
20- ft. pole leans
Airplane climbs
Angle of Elevation
Above the ground
Vertical distance
Distance from base.
Makes an angle with the ground
Altitude
Length of kite string
Distance to the top of the hill.
Horizontal distance 1 2 3 4 5
Section Name: Right Triangle Trigonometry Application

2. A kite string is 60 feet long and makes an angle of 42° with the ground. How high above the ground is the kite?

3. Your kite is stuck in a tree
Your kite is stuck in a tree. You are holding the kite string and standing 50 meters from the base of the tree. You look up at an angle of 33°. Determine the length of the kite string.

4. A building 14. 5 meters tall casts a shadow of 11
A building 14.5 meters tall casts a shadow of 11.4 meters along the ground. At what angle does the shadow meet the ground?

5. A firefighter is rescuing a cat in a tree
A firefighter is rescuing a cat in a tree. If the branch that the cat is on is 15 feet above the ground and the ladder is a 20 ft. ladder. What angle does the ladder make with the ground?

6. A surveyor needs to find out how far away she is from a 3,000 ft. cliff. Looking up at the cliff, the angle of elevation is 22°. How far is she from the cliff?

7. When the plane had flown 6,451 feet from the airport where it had taken off, it had covered a horizontal distance of 4,765 feet. What is the angle at which the plane rose from the ground to the nearest degree?

8. Exit Ticket Explain how you know whether to use sin, cos, or tan.
Explain how you know whether to use the inverse functions or the regular trig functions.

10. Right Triangle Trigonometry Application Project
Warmup
Explain how you know whether to use sin, cos, or tan.
Explain how you know whether to use the inverse functions or the regular trig functions.
Right Triangle Trigonometry Application Project

11. Right Triangle Trigonometry Application Project
First: Complete all problems on the worksheet.
Second: Choose one of the problems to use for your project.
Third: Choose a project option
Create a detailed drawing of the scenario. Make sure to show all work.
Create a poster that clearly demonstrates how you solved your problem. Make sure to show all work with explanations.
Write an essay that thoroughly explains how you solved your problem. Make sure to show all work.
2 grades
1- Worksheet
2- Project