Trigonometry Chapter 1A Name___________________
Worksheet 1.6A Day 1
1. A 13.5 m ladder is leaning against a wall. Find the distance the ladder goes up the wall if it makes an
angle of
o
43 50′
with the ground.
2. To measure the height of a flagpole, Karen finds that the angle of elevation from a point 24.73 feet
from the base to the top is
o
38 12′
. Find the height of the flagpole.
3. The length of the base of an isosceles triangle is 42.36 inches. Each base angle is
o
38.12
. Find the
length of each of the two equal sides of the triangle.
4. Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a 48.6 ft. flagpole casts a shadow 63.1 feet long.
5. Find the length of a guy wire that makes an angle of
o
47
with the ground if the wire is attached to the
top of a building 90 meters high.
