The Law of Sines - math word problems

  1. The aspect ratio
    triangles The aspect ratio of the rectangular triangle is 13: 12: 5. Calculate the internal angles of the triangle.
  2. Mast shadow
    horizons Mast has 13 m long shadow on a slope rising from the mast foot in the direction of the shadow angle at angle 15°. Determine the height of the mast, if the sun above the horizon is at angle 33°. Use the law of sines.
  3. Children playground
    lich_5 The playground has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides have a length of 36 m and 21 m, the remaining two sides are 14 m long and 16 m long. Determine the size of the inner trapezoid angles.
  4. The mast
    geodet_1 The top of the pole we see at an angle of 45°. If we approach the pole by 10 m, we see the top of the pole at an angle of 60°. What is the height of the pole?
  5. SSA and geometry
    ssu_veta The distance between the points P and Q was 356 m measured in the terrain. The PQ line can be seen from the viewer at a viewing angle of 107° 22 '. The observer's distance from P is 271 m. Determine the viewing angle of P and observer.
  6. Largest angle of the triangle
    obtuse_triangle Calculate the largest angle of the triangle whose sides have the sizes: 2a, 3/2a, 3a
  7. ABCD
    trig_1 AC= 40cm , angle DAB=38 , angle DCB=58 , angle DBC=90 , DB is perpendicular on AC , find BD and AD
  8. Inner angles
    triangle_1111 The inner angles of the triangle are 30°, 45° and 105° and its longest side is 10 cm. Calculate the length of the shortest side, write the result in cm up to two decimal places.
  9. Water channel
    trapezium_prism_2 The cross section of the water channel is a trapezoid. The width of the bottom is 19.7 m, the water surface width is 28.5 m, the side walls have a slope of 67°30' and 61°15'. Calculate how much water flows through the channel in 5 minutes if the water flo
  10. Diamond diagonals
    kosostvorec_9 Calculate the diamond's diagonal lengths if its content is 156 cm2 and the side length is 13 cm.
  11. Area and two angles
    trig_1 Calculate the size of all sides and internal angles of a triangle ABC, if it is given by area S = 501.9; and two internal angles α = 15°28' and β = 45°.
  12. Two triangles SSA
    ssa Two triangles can be formed with the given information. Use the Law of Sines to solve the triangles. A = 59°, a = 13, b = 14
  13. Rhomboid
    triangle-ssa The dimensions of the rhomboid sides are a= 5cm, b = 6 cm and the size of the angle at the vertex A is 60°. What is the length of side AC?
  14. Angles and sides of the triangle
    trig Triangle ABC has a circumference of 26 cm. Lengths of the sides are as follows: a = 11.2 cm; b = 6.5 cm. Arrange the interior angles in order of its size. ?
  15. Observer
    ohrada The observer sees straight fence 100 m long in 30° view angle. From one end of the fence is 153 m. How far is it from the another end of the fence?
  16. River
    river From the observatory 11 m high and 24 m from the river bank, river width appears in the visual angle φ = 13°. Calculate width of the river.
  17. Laws
    pyt_triangle From which law follows directly the validity of Pythagoras' theorem in the right triangle? ?

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