Vocabulary
Sin/Cos/Tan and inverse
Obtuse, Acute,right
Special Right Triangles
Angle of Elevation/Depression
100

This trig function is used when you know the opposite side of and angle and the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

What is sine or inverse sine?

100

The sine of angle A.

What is 

10/26 = 5/13 = 22.6 deg

100

Classify the triangle with the given side length ACUTE, OBTUSE ,RIGHT ,OR NOT A TRIANGLE 

20,21,29

RIGHT 

100

The side length of AB

What is 2?

100

What is the height (to the nearest hundredth) that a 20 foot ladder can reach safely if the ladder makes a 75 degree angle with the ground.

19.32 ft

200

This trig function is used when you know the adjacent side of and angle and the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

What is cosine or inverse cosine?

200

The cosine of angle C.

What is 

10/26 = 5/13 = 67.4deg

200

Classify the triangle with the given side length ACUTE, OBTUSE ,RIGHT ,OR NOT A TRIANGLE 

5,9,10

ACUTE 

200

The side length of AC

What is 

2 sqrt(2) ?

200

A plane takes off from sea level and climbs at an angle of 3°. The plane travels 60 miles along the ground.
How high above sea level is the plane after the climb?

(Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)  

3.1 mi

300

This trig function is used when you know the opposite side of and angle and the adjacent side of the same angle of a right triangle.

What is tangent or inverse tangent?

300

The tangent of angle A

What is 

10/24 = 5/12 = 22.6 deg

300

The me

Classify the triangle with the given side length ACUTE, OBTUSE ,RIGHT ,OR NOT A TRIANGLE 

17,17,22

ACUTE 

300

The side length of CB and AB in simple radical form

What is AB: 6 and CB: 

3 sqrt(3) ?

300

What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 7.6 meter flagpole casts an 18.2 meter shadow, rounded to the nearest degree.

23 degrees

400

In this right triangle the side lengths have the relationship of L and 

L sqrt(2)

What is a 45-45-90 right triangle?

400

The sine, cosine and tangent of angle A.

What is 8/17 = 28.1 d (sine), 15/17 = 28.1d (cosine), and 8/15 = 28.1d (tangent)?

400

Classify the triangle with the given side length ACUTE, OBTUSE ,RIGHT ,OR NOT A TRIANGLE 

16,21,28

OBTUSE 

400

The side length of AC and BC

What is 

3 sqrt(2) ?

400

A person is standing on a hill 50 feet above the base of a building. They are 200 feet horizontally from the base of the building. The top of the building forms an angle of elevation of 30° from the person’s position.
What is the total height of the building above the ground?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

165.5 ft

500

In this right triangle the side lengths have the relationship of L, 2L and 

L sqrt(3)

What is a 30-60-90 right triangle?

500

The sine, cosine and tangent of angle A and angle B

What is y/z (sine), x/z (cosine) and y/x (tangent) for angle A and x/z (sine), y/z (cosine) and x/y (tangent) for angle B?

500

Classify the triangle with the given side length ACUTE, OBTUSE ,RIGHT ,OR NOT A TRIANGLE 

3,15,18


NOT A TRIANGLE

500

The side lengths of AB and AC

What is 

CA = 2 sqrt(3) and AB = 4 sqrt(3) ?

500

What is the length of a ski run (to the nearest foot) with a vertical drop of 1100 feet and angle of elevation of 24.4 degrees.

2663 ft