Section 2

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Section 2 Right Triangle Trigonometry Word
Problems
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A 40-foot flagpole casts a 30 foot shadow. Find
the angle of elevation of the sun.
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From a point 50 feet away from the entrance to
Lincoln-Way East, Yugo measured the angle of
elevation to the top of the building to be
. How tall is the building?
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Pat wanted to measure the height of the flagpole
at Lincoln-Way East. From a point, he measured
the angle of elevation of the flagpole to be
. He then moved back 15 feet and found the
angle of elevation from there to be . How
tall is the flagpole?
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15
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24.955 feet
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A student looks out a second-story window and
sees the top of the flagpole at an angle of
elevation of . The student is 18 feet above
the ground and 50 feet from the flagpole. Find
the height of the flagpole.
50
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From points A and B, 10 feet apart, the angle of
elevation of the top of a tower are and
. Find the towers height.
y
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X 21.496 feet