Unit conversion + right triangle - practice problems
Number of problems found: 219
- A radio antenna
Avanti is trying to find the height of a radio antenna on the roof of a local building. She stands at a horizontal distance of 21 meters from the building. The angle of elevation from her eyes to the roof (point A) is 42°, and the angle of elevation from - A lighthouse
A lighthouse overlooks a bay, and it is 77 meters high. From the top, the lighthouse keeper can see a yacht southward at an angle of depression of 32 degrees and another boat eastward at an angle of 25 degrees. What is the distance between the boats? - A boy 5
A boy starts at A and walks 3km east to B. He then walks 4km north to C. Find the bearing of C from A. - X-triangle
Find the length of the x segment in the given triangle drawings.
- The apothem
The apothem of a regular hexagon is 5√3 inches. Find one of its sides and area. - Gimli Glider
Aircraft Boeing 767 lose both engines at 42000 feet. The plane captain maintains optimum gliding conditions. Every minute, lose 1910 feet and maintain constant speed 211 knots. Calculate how long it takes for a plane to hit the ground from engine failure. - Two aircraft
Two planes fly to the airport. At some point, the first airplane is away from the airport by 98 km and the second 138 km. The first aircraft flies at an average speed of 420 km/h, and the second average speed is 360 km/h, while the tracks of both planes a - Cross road
From the junction of two streets perpendicular to each other, two cyclists (each on another street) walked out. One ran 18 km/h and the second 24 km/h. How are they away from a) 6 minutes, b) 15 minutes? - Journey
Charles and Eva stand in front of his house. Charles went to school south at a speed of 5.4 km/h, and Eva went to the store on a bicycle eastwards at 21.6 km/h. How far apart are they after 10 minutes?
- Difference 23481
The distance as the crow flies between Dolní and Horní Ves is 3 km, and the steady climb is 5%. What is the height difference between Horní and Dolní Ves rounded to the nearest meter? - Two-meter-long 39741
From the pilgrimage, Nikola has a balloon on a two-meter-long string, the end of which is held 60 cm above the ground. The balloon floats diagonally from Nikolka and is 145 cm horizontally away from her. How high is the balloon from the ground? - Horizontal 26131
What height difference does the 2.5 km long ski lift overcome when the horizontal distance of the entry and exit station is 1200 meters? - Minutes 38331
Two planes took off from Prague at one point. The first is flying north at a speed of 420 km/h, and the second is flying east at a speed of 560 km/h. How far apart will they be as the crow flies in 25 minutes of flight? - Movement
From the crossing of two perpendicular roads started two cyclists (each on a different road). One runs at an average speed of 28 km/h, and the second 24 km/h. Determine the distance between them after 45 minutes of cycling.
- Right-angled 81359
The paths in the park form a right-angled triangle, which on the map with a scale of 1:200 has two dimensions of side lengths of 9cm and 15cm. Grandma walks this route every day for a health walk. How many meters does she walk? - Chimney and tree
Calculate the height of the factory chimney, which casts a shadow of 6.5 m long in the afternoon. At the same time, a 6 m high tree standing near it casts a shadow 25 dm long. - Triangle's 16613
They make bases for table lamps from bronze in the shape of an isosceles triangle. How many m² are needed for 5 mats if the arms are 24 cm long and the height to the triangle's base is 1.5 dm? - Dedicated 62673
The street lamp is 5.5 m high. It suddenly stopped shining. How long do ladders need workers if they know that dedicated lamps can be placed at a distance of 18 dm at the bottom? - Determine 82470
The school building casts a shadow 16 m long on the plane of the yard, and at the same time, a vertical meter pole casts a shadow 132 cm long. Determine the height of the building.
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