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Lesson 33 - Applications of Right
Triangle Trigonometry
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(A) Review of Right Triangles
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HYPOTENUSE
OPPOSITE SIDE
ADJACENT SIDE
Angle B
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In a right triangle, the primary trigonometric ratios (which relate pairs of sides
in a ratio to a given reference angle) are as follows:
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sine A = opposite side/hypotenuse side
cosine A = adjacent side/hypotenuse side
tangent A = opposite/adjacent side side
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recall SOHCAHTOA as a way of remembering the trig. ratio and its
corresponding sides
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A support cable runs from the top of the telephone pole
to a point on the ground 43 feet from its base. If the
cable makes an angle of 32.98º with the ground, find
(rounding to the nearest tenth of a foot):
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a. the height of the pole
b. the length of the cable
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POLE
mABC = 32.98 
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Mr Santowski stands on
the top of his apartment
building (as part of his
super-hero duties, you
know) and views a villain
at a 29º angle of
depression. If the building
I stand upon is 200 m tall,
how far is the villain from
the foot of the building?
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ANGLE OF DEPRESSION = 29
BUILDING
mADB = 29
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(6) Assuming that the Earth has a radius of 6380 km,
determine the length of the 35th parallel.
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(7) To determine the width of a river, a surveyor marks a
point on the bank of the river, A. Her partner is standing
directly across the river from her at point C. The surveyor
then walks 100 m downstream to point B, where she
now has a line of sight to her partner at an angle of 58º
relative to the river bank. Determine the width of the
river.
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You are hiking along a
river and see a tall tree
on the opposite bank.
You measure the angle
of elevation of the top of
the tree and find it to be
46.0º. You then walk 50
feet directly away from
the tree and measure the
angle of elevation. If the
second measurement is
29º, how tall is the tree?
Round your answer to
the nearest foot.
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TREE
mABC = 46
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(8) While driving towards a mountain, Mr S
notices that the angle of elevation to the peak
is 3.5º. He continues to drive to the
mountain and 13 miles later, his second
sighting of the mountain top is 9º.
Determine the height of the mountain.
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(G) Homework
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10CDEF - Right Angled Trig Review
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HW
Ex 10C #1be, 2, 5, 6;
Ex 10D #1ae, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6a, 7ac, 11,12;
Ex 10E #2, 6, 8;
Ex 10F #1bc, 2b,3a
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