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Activity: "Trigonometry Basketball Challenge"

Materials Needed:

 A mini basketball or soft ball (or even a crumpled piece of paper).


 A wastebasket or box to act as the "basket".
 A blackboard or projector to display triangles with labeled sides
(opposite, adjacent, hypotenuse).

Steps:

1. Quick Introduction:
o Briefly explain sin⁡\sinsin, cos⁡\coscos, and tan⁡\tantan,
showing how they relate to the sides of a right triangle
(sin⁡=PH\sin = \frac{P}{H}sin=HP, cos⁡=BH\cos = \frac{B}
{H}cos=HB, tan⁡=PB\tan = \frac{P}{B}tan=BP).
o Make sure the students understand which side is which in
relation to the angle.
2. Set up the Challenge:
o Draw or project different right triangles on the board,
labeling the sides.
o On each turn, one team/player is given a triangle with the
lengths of two sides (e.g., the opposite and hypotenuse) and
must calculate the sin⁡\sinsin, cos⁡\coscos, or tan⁡\tantan of a
given angle.
3. Earn Shots:
o For each correct answer, the team/player earns a shot at the
"basket" (wastebasket).
o The number of shots depends on the difficulty of the problem
(easy problem = 1 shot, harder problem = 2 or 3 shots).
4. Shooting the Ball:
o After solving the problem, the player takes their shots from a
designated line.
o If they make the shot, their team earns extra points.
5. Scoring:
o Correct answers and successful shots contribute to the team’s
total score.
o The team with the highest combined score from both
problem-solving and basketball wins a small prize.
1. Height of a Tree

 Problem: You're standing 10 meters away


from the base of a tree. The angle of elevation
from where you're standing to the top of the
tree is 30°. Using tan θ, calculate the height
of the tree.
o Solution:
tan 30° = (Height of tree) / (Distance to
tree)
tan 30° = h / 10
h = 10 × tan 30° ≈ 5.77 meters

2. Ladder Against a Wall

 Problem: A ladder is leaning against a wall


such that it forms an angle of 60° with the
ground. If the length of the ladder is 8 meters,
calculate how high up the wall the ladder
reaches using sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 60° = (Height reached on the wall) /
(Length of the ladder)
sin 60° = h / 8
h = 8 × sin 60° ≈ 6.93 meters

3. Ramp for Accessibility

 Problem: A wheelchair ramp needs to have


an angle of elevation of 10° for safety
regulations. If the ramp needs to reach a
height of 2 meters, how long should the ramp
be, using sin θ?
o Solution:
sin 10° = (Height) / (Ramp length)
sin 10° = 2 / L
L = 2 / sin 10° ≈ 11.5 meters

4. Shadow of a Building

 Problem: A 12-meter tall building casts a


shadow that is 20 meters long. What is the
angle of elevation of the sun? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan θ = (Height of building) / (Length of
shadow)
tan θ = 12 / 20
θ = tan 30°

5. Flying a Kite

 Problem: You are flying a kite, and the string


makes a 45° angle with the ground. If you’ve
let out 30 meters of string, how high is the
kite above the ground? Use sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 45° = (Height of the kite) / (Length of
string)
sin 45° = h / 30
h = 30 × sin 45° ≈ 21.2 meters

6. Slope of a Roof

 Problem: A roof is inclined at an angle of 25°


to the horizontal. If the vertical height of the
roof is 5 meters, what is the length of the
sloping side (roof length)? Use sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 25° = 5 / L
L = 5 / sin 25° ≈ 11.83 meters

7. Cable to a Tower

 Problem: A 50-meter tall communication


tower has a support cable anchored 40 meters
from its base. What is the angle the cable
makes with the ground? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan θ = 50 / 40
θ = tan 51°

8. Height of a Flagpole

 Problem: You stand 30 meters from a flagpole


and measure the angle of elevation to the top
as 40°. Calculate the height of the flagpole
using tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 40° = h / 30
h = 30 × tan 40° ≈ 25.2 meters

9. Distance to an Object

 Problem: A lifeguard at the beach spots a


boat at an angle of depression of 15° from a
10-meter high tower. How far is the boat from
the base of the tower? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 15° = 10 / d
d = 10 / tan 15° ≈ 37.3 meters
10. Ramp Length

 Problem: A skateboard ramp is 1.5 meters


high and inclined at 20°. How long is the
ramp? Use sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 20° = 1.5 / L
L = 1.5 / sin 20° ≈ 4.4 meters

11. Distance to a Mountain

 Problem: From a point on level ground, the


angle of elevation to the top of a mountain is
22°. If the mountain is 800 meters high, how
far is the observer from the base of the
mountain? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 22° = 800 / d
d = 800 / tan 22° ≈ 1,993 meters

12. Climbing a Hill

 Problem: You're hiking up a hill with a slope


of 35°. If you hike 500 meters along the slope,
how much elevation have you gained? Use sin
θ.
o Solution:
sin 35° = h / 500
h = 500 × sin 35° ≈ 286.8 meters

13. Distance Between Two Buildings


 Problem: Two buildings are 50 meters apart.
From the top of the first building, the angle of
depression to the top of the second building is
10°. How much shorter is the second building
than the first? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 10° = h / 50
h = 50 × tan 10° ≈ 8.8 meters

14. Crane Arm

 Problem: A crane’s arm makes an angle of


60° with the ground. If the length of the crane
arm is 20 meters, how high does it reach? Use
sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 60° = h / 20
h = 20 × sin 60° ≈ 17.3 meters

15. Rope to a Tent

 Problem: A rope is tied to the top of a 3-


meter tall tent pole, and the other end is
pegged to the ground 5 meters away. Find the
length of the rope using Pythagoras.
o Solution:
Length = √(3² + 5²)
Length ≈ 5.83 meters

16. Looking at a Statue

 Problem: You are standing 15 meters away


from a statue, and the angle of elevation to
the top of the statue is 35°. What is the height
of the statue? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 35° = h / 15
h = 15 × tan 35° ≈ 10.5 meters

17. Runway Descent

 Problem: An airplane is descending at an


angle of 8° with the horizontal. If the airplane
covers 1,000 meters horizontally before
landing, how far does it descend? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 8° = h / 1,000
h = 1,000 × tan 8° ≈ 139.7 meters

18. Ramp for a Trailer

 Problem: A trailer is raised by a ramp


inclined at 15°. If the trailer is 1.2 meters
above the ground, what is the length of the
ramp? Use sin θ.
o Solution:
sin 15° = 1.2 / L
L = 1.2 / sin 15° ≈ 4.6 meters

19. Angle of a Billboard

 Problem: You’re standing 40 meters away


from a billboard. The height difference
between your eye level and the top of the
billboard is 10 meters. What is the angle of
elevation to the top of the billboard? Use tan
θ.
o Solution:
tan θ = 10 / 40
θ = tan 14°

20. Path of a Plane

 Problem: A plane climbs at an angle of 20°. If


it covers a horizontal distance of 2,000
meters, how high does it climb? Use tan θ.
o Solution:
tan 20° = h / 2,000
h = 2,000 × tan 20° ≈ 727 meters

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