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This document contains 4 worksheets providing practice problems involving right triangles and trigonometry. Worksheet 1 reviews the Pythagorean theorem. Worksheets 2-3 involve using trig ratios to find missing side lengths and angle measures of right triangles. Worksheet 4 involves drawing diagrams of real world situations represented by right triangles and using trig ratios to solve applied problems involving angles of elevation/depression.

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This document contains 4 worksheets providing practice problems involving right triangles and trigonometry. Worksheet 1 reviews the Pythagorean theorem. Worksheets 2-3 involve using trig ratios to find missing side lengths and angle measures of right triangles. Worksheet 4 involves drawing diagrams of real world situations represented by right triangles and using trig ratios to solve applied problems involving angles of elevation/depression.

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Name ______________________________________________________

Date ______________________________________________________

Worksheet 1
Right Triangle Review/Prep for Trig Unit
The Pythagorean Theorem states:
In a right triangle the sum of the _______________ of the legs is equal to
the square of the _______________________.
That is to say,

a 2 + b2 = c 2

c
a
b

In questions 1-3, use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the indicated variables.
1.
2.
3.
x
13
15
x
12
10
16

x = ___________

12

x = ____________

x = ___________

Name ______________________

Date ____________

Worksheet 2
Use the definitions of the three trig ratios to complete each statement.
1.

2.
sin A = ________

C
w

sin C =

cos C = _______

_______
p

tan A = ________

cos A = ________

3.

tan C = _______
4.

F
15

8
C

15
sin B = _______
A
cos B = ______

sin A = ______
cos A = _____

tan B = ______

tan A = ______

sin F = _______

sin G = ______

cos F = ______

cos G = _____

tan F = ______

tan G = ______

X
C
5.

6.
24

15

Y
sin X = _______
cos X = ______

B
Z

sin Z = ______

sin B = _______

sin A = ______

cos Z = _____

cos B = ______

cos A = _____

Use trig ratios and your graphing calculator


approximate each
to the
tan B =to
______
tan Alength
= ______
tan X = ______
tan
Z
=
______
nearest tenth (these are all RIGHT triangles).
7.

8.

20 65
a

35

17 cm

9.

10.

48 cm

70
36 yds

11.

15
h

12.

128

36ft

35

40

Name ______________________

Date ____________

Worksheet 3
Write an equation using the appropriate trig ratio for finding the measure of
the given angle(s). Then find the measure(s) to the nearest tenth.
1.

mA ______

2.

mC ______
12

8
A

8
C
F

3.

4.

B
4

30

15
9
mB ______

mF ______

5.

6.
12

13

7
mZ ______

mG ______

Use trig ratios and your graphing calculator to approximate each length and
angle measure to the nearest tenth (these are all RIGHT triangles).
7.

21

8.

x
15

yo

14

17
y

9.

61
x11

10.
48 cm
y o 52 cm

11.

y
1200

1500

Name ______________________

Date ____________

Worksheet 4
For each problem, draw a picture/diagram showing the right triangle. Then
write a trig ratio equation, and solve the equation to answer the problem.
*The angle between the HORIZONTAL and a line of sight is called an
angle of elevation or an angle of depression (see notes for
help).
1.

A 20-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 3


feet from the wall. What angle does the ladder make with the ground?

2.

How tall is a bridge if a 6-foot tall person standing 100 feet away can see
the top of the bridge at an angle of 30 degrees to the horizon?

3.

An air force pilot must descend 1500 feet over a distance of 9000 feet to
land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the planes angle of
descent?

4.

An eagle spotted a mouse 20 feet below at an angle of 42 degrees with


the horizon. If the eagle flies along its line of sight, how far will it have to
fly to reach its prey?

5.

In a movie theatre 150 feet long, the floor is sloped so there is a


difference of 30 feet between the front and back of the theater. What is
the angle of depression?

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