Unit conversion + tangent - practice problems
Number of problems found: 98
- 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 - Subtract polar forms
Solve the following 5.2∠58° - 1.6∠-40° and give answer in polar form - 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.
- One side 4
One side of a regular octagon is 12 inches. Find the apothem and its area. - The apothem
The apothem of a regular hexagon is 5√3 inches. Find one of its sides and area. - 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? - Elevation 80869
We can see the top of the tower standing on a plane from a certain point A at an elevation angle of 39° 25''. If we come towards its foot 50m closer to place B, we can see the top of the tower from it at an elevation angle of 56° 42''. How tall is the tow - Slope of the pool
Calculate the slope (rise:run) of the bottom of the swimming pool long 10 m. The water depth at the beginning of the pool is 0.96 m (for children), and the depth at the end is 1.86 m (for swimmers). Slope express as a percentage and as the angle in degree
- Determine 8202
An observer watches two boats at depth angles of 64° and 48° from the top of the hill, which is 75 m above the lake level. Determine the distance between the boats if both boats and the observer are in the same vertical plane. - The chimney
How high is the chimney if we see it from a distance of 60 m at an angle of 42°? - Map - climb
On the map of the High Tatras, on a scale of 1:11000, are cable car stations in the Tatranska Lomnica and the Skalnate Pleso with a distance of 354.6 mm. The altitude of these stations is 949 m and 1760 m. What is the average angle of climb on this cable - Calculate 83261
Calculate the area of the triangle ABC, in which you know the side c=5 cm, the angle at the top A= 70 degrees, and the ratio of the segments cut by the height to the side c is 1:3 - Fighter
A military fighter flies at an altitude of 10 km. The ground position was aimed at an altitude angle of 23° and 12 seconds later at an altitude angle of 27°. Calculate the speed of the fighter in km/h.
- Difference 83079
On the traffic sign that informs about the road's gradient, the figure is 6.7%. Determine the slope angle of the path. What height difference is covered by the car that traveled 2.8 km on this road? - A construction
A construction worker is trying to find the height of a skyrise building. He is standing some distance away from the base with an angle of elevation of 65 degrees. The worker moves 50 feet closer and measures the angle of elevation to be 75 degrees. Find - Minutes 7700
At what angle does the road rise if the climb is 8%? They rounded up for tens of minutes. - The rescue helicopter
The rescue helicopter is above the landing site at a height of 180m. The rescue operation site can be seen from here at a depth angle of 52°40'. How far will the helicopter land from the rescue site? - Steeple
We see the church tower from the road at an angle of 52°. When we zoom out to 29 meters away, it can be seen at an angle of 21°. How high is it?
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