Trigonometry EOC Problems

1. At a point on the ground 40 feet from the foot of a palm tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the
palm tree is 42. What is the height of the palm tree rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot?

2. A road is inclined to 8 with the horizontal. To the nearest foot, how far must you drive up this road to
increase your altitude 1000 feet?

3. A 20-foot ladder leans against a building. The bottom of the ladder is 3 feet from the building. To the
nearest degree, what acute angle does the ladder make with the ground?

4. A cliff rises 500ft. above the sea. The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the cliff is 70.
How far is the boat from the base of the cliff, rounded to the nearest foot?

5. A plane took off at an 8 angle with the horizontal ground. To the nearest foot, what horizontal
distance had the plane covered when it has flown 2000 feet?

6. Jimmy is flying a kite. The kite string makes a 38 angle with the ground. Jimmy is standing 30 meters
from a point on the ground directly below the kite. To the nearest meter, what is the length of the kite
string?

7. At 5 p.m., a vertical post 10 meters high casts a shadow 6 meters long. To the nearest degree, what is
the angle of elevation of the sun?

8. From an airplane flying at an altitude of 3000 feet, the angle of depression of an airport ground signal
is 29. To the nearest foot, what is the distance between the airplane and the airport signal?