General Trig and Word Problems
LOS/LOC/Other
Endgame
Celebrity Before and After
Popculture Before and After
100
There are three trig identities called "pythagorean identities". Give two of the three.
Sin^2+Cos^2=1
1+Cot^2=Csc^2
Tan^1+1=Sec^2
100
Find the length of side c:
6.6663
100
You own all utilities, railroads & properties & your family is seething at your sheer ruthlessness in this game
Monopoly
100
#23 on the bulls goes on to commit fraud at Stratton Oakmont
Michael Jordan Belfort
100
Sofia Vergara leaves Ed O’Neill for Rhode Island native Peter Griffin
Modern Family Guy
200
Suppose I am given a SSS triangle with one of the three angles as well. What kind of mistake could I make while solving using LOS/LOC that would cause me to get an incorrect answer from my calculator?
Using LOS to solve for the obtuse angle
200
Determine how many triangles are formed for triangle MNO:
m=7, n=12, M=83 degrees
None
200
I yelled the name of the game to indicate how many cards I had left, & my next play will end things
Uno
200
The star of pitch perfect goes on to release the hit album "to pimp a butterfly"
Anna Kendrick Lamar
200
You can "have it your way" with a propane salesman from Arlen, Texas
Burger King of the Hill
300
Sitting in a helicopter, I spot a student on the ground with an angle of depression of 34 degrees. If my helicopter is 150 feet in the air, how far am I horizontally from the student?
222.3841 feet
300
Determine how many triangles are formed for the given information about triangle JFK:
j=22, k=22, J=91 degrees
None
300
The turn gave me 3 of a kind & now the river makes it 4... everyone's all-in & I'm feelin' pretty good about my chances in this game
Texas Hold' Em
300
This singer of "Firework" goes on to become a semi-aquatic secret agent
Katy Perry the Platypus
300
A show about a New Mexico teacher-turned-drug lord moves to Puerto Rico and drops the rap album “X 100pre.”
Breaking Bad Bunny
400
One student leaves the school at 2PM at a bearing of N32W, walking at a speed of 10MPH. Another student leaves the school at a bearing of N22E at 3PM, walking at a speed of 6MPH. How far are the two students from each other at 3:30PM?
13.4573 miles
400
Write the equation for a spring with the following properties:
-Displaces 16 feet above and below the resting point
-Is knocked upwards from rest to begin its motion
-Has a frequency of
1/3
y=16sin((2pi)/3t)
400
Sub-Zero is on the ropes, & Sonya has been told to "Finish him!!" in this video game franchise; Sonya shall indeed finish hi
Mortal Kombat
400
The director of terminator goes on to voice princess fiona in Shrek
James Cameron Diaz
400
A jewelry-themed hit song by ariana grande becomes a prequel tv series for Lord of the Rings:
Seven Rings of Power
500
I fly due west from an airport for 300 miles, then turn at a bearing of N10W for a further 300 miles. At what bearing should I turn if I want to return to the airport?
S50E
500
Give the THREE types of triangles that could result in an ambiguous case (we only mentioned two in class!)
SSA, SSS, AAA
500
In this game, used as a metaphor in Samuel Beckett's "Endgame", I forgot to use the Schlechter Defense against the Danish Gambit; I'm toast
Chess
500
This singer of "Driver's license" goes on to be elected as president of the Philippines
Olivia Rodrigo Duterte
500
Queen Elsa sings Inspector Gadget's catchphrase
Let it Go Go Gadget