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Math 2Name ______________________________Lesson 5-2: Applications of Right Triangle TrigonometryDate __________________________Learning Goals:I can solve right triangles by finding the measures of all sides and angles in the triangles. I can use sine, cosine, tangent, and their inverses to solve for the unknown side lengths and angle measures of a right triangle.I can draw right triangles that describe real world problems and label the sides and angles with their given measures.I can solve application problems involving right triangles, including angle of elevation and depression, navigation and surveying.39243006223001. The diagram below shows Ralph’s attempt to determine the height of Top Thrill Dragster without climbing to the top of the ride & dropping a tape measure down to the ground. He measured his distance from the base of the ride and found that he was 185.5 feet away. Next, he used a clinometer app on his Smartphone to measure the angle of elevation, which came out to be 66.5°.a. Label the diagram below with the measurementsRalph came up with.b. Using that information and trigonometry,calculate the height of Top Thrill Dragster.Round to the nearest foot.2.Many times when solving trigonometric word problems, you must draw and label a sketch of the scenario. You will either be given the angle of elevation or the angle of depression. Sometimes you might even have to calculate the angle. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PLACE THE ANGLE MEASURE IN THE RIGHT SPOT IN YOUR DIAGRAM.Here are a couple of pointers:Angle of elevation and angle of depression are the angle made with the horizontal line.The horizontal line intersects the starting point, and the other (sloped) line intersects the ending point.The angles of depression and elevation are always ________________, since they are really ______________________________________.790575107950 OVER 5810251619253.Use the diagram below to match angles with their descriptions: angle of depression from boat to submarine ______angle of elevation from submarine to boat ______angle of depression from lighthouse to boat ______angle of elevation from Kelley to the waterfall ______angle of depression from the waterfall to Kelley ______angle of elevation from Jim to the waterfall ______angle of depression from the waterfall to Jim ______angle of elevation from boat to lighthouse ______161925228604.B514350043815 ground A79057560960?666751143005.B 391207481887-196215142875Find the missing parts of the triangles. Round to the nearest 100th.6. 7. Draw & label sketches for the following scenarios. Label and round your answers to the nearest 100th.8. The lift hill of Cedar Point’s Millennium Force rises at an angle of 45. The height at the top of the first hill is 310’. How long is the track from the base of the lift hill to its top? 9.The Mardi Gras Xpress ski lift at Holiday Valley is 4400 feet long. The vertical distance from the base of the mountain to the top of the lift is 2250 feet. What is the angle of elevation?Lesson 5-2 Homework209550286385***Round all answers to the nearest 100th.A.) B.) A 20 ft ladder forms an angle θ of 40° with the ground when placed against a brick wall. How far is the 2647950162560 base of the ladder from the wall? 5172075120650On another sheet of paper, draw & label diagrams for each of theproblems listed below.Round all answers to the nearest 100th.Label your answers with the appropriate units.1. From a point 115 feet from the base of a redwood tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 64.3o. Find the height of the tree to the nearest foot.2. DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) is standard avionic equipment on a commercial airplane. This equipment measures the distance from a plane to a radar station. If the distance from a plane to a radar station is 160 miles and the angle of depression is 33o, find the number of ground miles from a point directly below the plane to the radar station.3. The angle of elevation from a point 116 meters from the base of the Eiffel Tower to the top of the Tower is 68.9o. Find the approximate height of the tower.4. A submarine is descending at an angle of depression of 5o. How far has it traveled when it reaches a depth of 80 feet?5. The angle of depression of one side of a lake, measured from a balloon 2500 feet directly above the lake is 43o. The angle of depression to the opposite side of the lake is 27o. Find the width of the lake.6. The first hill of Cedar Point’s Maverick is 105 feet high. Find the length of the lift hill if its angle of elevation is 29.5°. 7. An airplane is flying at an elevation of 5150 ft, directly above a straight highway. Two motorists are driving cars on the highway on opposite sides of the plane, and the angle of depression to one car is 35° and to the other is 52°. How far apart are the cars?8.A 50 foot pole casts a shadow of 42 feet. At that particular moment, find the angle of elevation of the sun.9.Ralph is flying a kite. The string of the kite makes an angle of 30 degrees with the ground. If the height of the kite is 24m above the ground, find the length of the string that is being used by the boy. Assume that the string is taut.10.A 5.2 meter ladder leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 1.9 meters from the wall. What angle does the ladder make with the ground?11. Two people on opposite sides of a tower of height 150 meters notice the angle of elevation to be 39°and 64° respectively (the people are on the sidewalk looking up at the tower) . The tower is 28 meters wide. Find the distance between the two people. 12.The tailgate of a truck is 3.5 feet above the ground. The incline of a ramp used for loading the truck is 15?. Find the length of the ramp. ................
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