Math # 114 NIz CLASSWORK/IIOMEWORK

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In 1-9, find the third side of the right triangle whose hypotenuse is repre-
sented by r and whose other sides are represented by a and b.
1',q,:3,b:4 'a,:8,b T 15 3, c:10, o.,:6
4. c:13, a: Lz c - L7, b: 15 6. c:25,b:2A
7. a,: Jz, b : {t : 4, b: 4fi g. s,: |Ji, c: 10

In 10-15, express in sim radical form the third side of the right triangle
whose hypotenuse is repr byc and whose other sides are represented
by a and b.

10. a,:2,b:3 0,:3rb:3 L2.0,:4,c:8

13, a:7,b = 1 b : f3,c: fLs 15. o,: 4f 2, c: 8

In L6-24, approximate, ect to the nearest tenth, the third side of the
right triangie whose hyp is represented by c and whose other sides
are represented by o and
16. a, : 5, b rit a: 4,b:9 lB. c: L5,a: b
19. c: zi;, P3, c: 12,b:3 2L,c:35,b:25
22.a,=7,"b=7
i *, a,:3, c:6 24, a: |fi, c: 10
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In 25-28, find r and express irrational results in simplest.,radical form.

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29, A }adder 39 feet long leans against a building and reaches the ledge of a
window. If the foot of the ladder is 15 feet from the foot of the builditrS,
how high is the window ledge above the ground?
A wire stretches from the top of a, pole 24 feet high to a stake in the
ground'which is 18 feet from the foot of the pole, Find the length of the
wire.
&3ft A man traveled 24 miles north and then L0 miles east. How far was he
iI from his starting point?
32. Tom and rrenry started from the same place. Tom travered west at the
rate of 30 miles per hour and Henry traveled south at the rate of 40 miles
per hour. How far apart were they at the end of one hour?
 In 33-36, find the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are the given
me&surements,
3,J^ 8 in. and 15 in. G ,uin. and ro r"..-
M tO ft. and 24 ft. b6. g ya. and 40 yd.
37. The diagonal of a rectangle is 13 in. One side is 12 in. Find the other side.
3Q. The diagonal of a rectangle is 34 in. One side is 16 in. Find the other side.
7{Q lpproxiinate, to the neirestfoot, the diameter of the largest round table
r"' which can be taken through a rectangular doorway whose base is 4 feet
and whose height is 7 feet.
Approximate, to the nel,rest inch, the base of a rectangle whose diagonal
is 25 inches and whose altitude is 18 inches.
In 41-45, approximate, to the nearest tvnth of an ineh, the diagonal of a
6_quele whose side is the given measurement.
{tal. z in. 42. 4 in. 44. 6 in. 45, 7 in.
In 46-50, approximate, to the nel,rest tenth of an inch, the side of a square
whose diagonal is the given meesurement.
46.Oin. ttffi2in. 48. 4 in. {m, in. 50. s in.
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In 1-8, find the line marked fi to the nearest foat or the angle rnarked r

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to the nearest dearee.

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 In 1-8, find the line marked n to the nea,rest foot or the angle marked r
to the neo,rest degree.

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In L-4, find the iine marked fr to the neo,rest foot or the angle marked fr
to the nearest degree,

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Exercises 1-7 refer io right A ABC.I{ame the ratio that, can

be used to find:
1. side a when angle l- and side c are given
2. side i: when angl e A and sicle c are given
3. side c when side a and angle A &re given
4. side b when side o and angle B are given
5, angle L when side a and side b are given A
6. angle B when side s and side c are given
7, side a when side b and angle C are given
-T Exercises 8-13 refer to ARB?. fn each exercise, give the
v-/ l^ value of the ratio as a fraction,
-./ -1" B. sin R 9. tan T 10. sin ?
n#g 11. cos R 12. cos ? 13. tan -B
 In 14-25, flnd the iine marked s to the nearest foot or the angle marked r
to the nearest degree.

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 1. A monument stands on level ground. The angle of elevation of the top
of the monument, taken at a point 125 feet from the foot of the mon-
ument, is 32". Find the height of the monument to the neo,rest foot.
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A boy flying a kite lets out 150 feet of string that makes an angle of 64o
with the ground. Assuming that the string is straight, find to the nearest
f oot how high the kite is above the ground
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O. A 25-foot guy wire attached to the top of a pole makes an angle of 62o
with the ground. Find to the nearest foot the distance between the point
where the guy wire meets the ground and the foot of the pole.
+. A boy walked 400 feet into a tunnel which slopes downward at an angle
of 7o with the horizontal ground. Find to lhe nearest tm leet how far he
was beneath the sur{ace.
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D.An airplane C is 1000 feet above the ground and directly over a church C.
The angle of elevaiion of the plane as seen by a boy at a point B on the
ground some distance from the church is 22o. Find to the nea,rest f oot:
0,. how far the boy is from the church
b. how far the boy is from the plane
6. An observer in a balloon which is 2000 feet above an airport finds that
the angle of depression of a steamer out at sea is 21". tr'ind to the nearest
hundred f eet the distance between the balloon and the steamer.
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t,A plane takes ofr from a field and climbs at an angle of l2o. Find to the
far the plane must fly to be at an altitude of 1200 feet.
nearest 100 feet how
B. Find to the nearest degree t}re angle of elevation of the sun when a tree
24 f.eet high casts a shadow of 36 feet.
9. A +O-foot ladder is leaning against a building. The foot of the ladder is
32 feet from the building. Find to t'hB nearest degree the angle which the
ladder makes with the ground.
10. A railroad track slopes upward at an angle of 7o to the horizontal. Find
to the nearest ten Jeet the vertical distance it rises in a horizontal distance
of 1 mile (5280 feet).
1I. From the top of a cliff 450 feet above sea level, the angle of depression
of a boat out at sea is 24o. Find to the nearest foot the distance through
the air from the top of the cliff to the boat.
12. A television tower is 150 feet high and an observer is 120 feet from the
base of the tower. Find to the nearest degree the angle of elevation of
the top of the tower from the point where the observer is standing.
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Angle Sine Cosine

3'*"t Angle Sine Coeine Tangent
10 .0175 .9998 .0175 ll +60 .7193 .6947 1.0355
2" .0349 ,9994 .0349 ll 47" .73L4 .6820 1.4724
3" .0523 .9986 .0524 ll 4Bo .743L .6691 1.1 106
40 .06s8 .9976 .0699 ll 490 .7547 .6561 1.1504
50 .0872 .9962 .0875 ll 50" .7660 .6428 1.1918
6" .1045 .9945 .1051 lf 51" .777L .6293 1.2349
70 .1219 .9925 .L228 ll 520 .7990 .6157 1.2799
BO .1392 .9903 .1405 l f 530 .7996 .6018 1.3270
go .1564 .9977 .1594 ll 54" .8090 .5878 1.3764
100 .1736 .9849 .1763 ll 550 .8192 .5736 1.4281
llo .1909 .9816 .1944 ll 560 .9290 .5592 1.4926
120 .2A79 .9781 .2t26 ll 570 .8387 .54J:6 1.5399
130 .225A .9744 .2309 ll 5Bo .9490 .5299 1.6003
140 .2419 .9703 .2493 ll 590 .8572 .5150 1.6643
r50 ,2599 .9659 .2679 ll 600 .9660 .5000 1.7321
160 ,2756 .9613 .2967 ll 6ro .8746 .4848 1.8040
1?o .2924 .9563 .3057 ll 62" .8829 .4695 1.8807
lBo .3090 .9511 .3249 ll 63" .8910 .4540 1.9626
lg" .3250 .9455 .3443 ll 640 "8988 .4384 2.0503
200 342A .9397 .3640 ll 650 .9063 .4226 2.L445
21" .3584 .9336 ,3939 II 660 .9135 .4067 2.24ffi
22" .3746 .9272 .4040 ll 67" .9205 .3907 2.3559
230 .3907 .9205 .4245 ll 68o .9272 .3746 2.476L
24" .4067 .9135 .4452 ll 69" .9336 .3584 2.60.51
25" .4226 .9063 .4663 ll 70" .9397 .3420 2,7476
26" .4384 .gggg .4917 ll 7L" .9455 .3256 2,9042
270 .464fi .ggL0 .5095 ll 72" .9511. ,3090 3,0777
28o .4695 .8829 .5317 ll 73" .9563 .2924 3.2709
29" .4949 .8746 .5543 ll 7 4" .9613 .2756 3.487&
300 .5000 .8660 .5774, ll 750 .9659 ,2588 9.7321
310 .5150 .8572 .6009 ll 76" .9703 .24L9 4.0108
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rti .5299 .8480 .6249 ll 77" .974'4 .2260 4.3315
s30 .5446 .8397 .6494 fl 78" .9781 .2079 4.7046
340 .5592 .8290 .8745 ll 79" .9816 .1908 5.L446
35" .5736 .8192 .7002 ll Boo .9848 .1736 5.6713
360 .5878 .8090 .7265 ll 810 .9877 .1564 6.3138
370 .6018 .7986 .7536 ll 820 .9903 .1392 7,LL64
3go .6157 .7880 ,7813 ll 83" .9925 .1219 8.1443
39' .6293 ,777L .8098 ii 84" .9945 .1045
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400 .6428 .7660 .9391 ll 850 .9962 .0872 11.4301

41" .6561 .7547 .8693 ll 860 .9976 .0698 14.3007
42" .6691. .743L .9004 ll 870 .9986 .0523 19.0811
43" .6820 .7314 .9325 ll BBo .9994 .0349 28.6363
44" .6947 .7193 .9657 ll Bg" .9998 .0175 57.2900
450 .7A7L .707L 1.0000 ll 90" 1.0000 .0000