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Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Lesson 29A: Applications of Trig Ratios to Find Missing Angles
Learning Targets
I can find a missing angle in a right triangle diagram and apply this to real world situation
Opening Exercise
Find the shadow cast by a 10 foot lamp post when the angle of elevation
of the sun is 58°. Find the length to the nearest tenth of a foot.
Remember Basic Trigonometric Functions (SOH – CAH – TOA)
We can use the basic trigonometric functions to find the measure of an acute angle of a right triangle if you
know two of the sides of the triangle.
To find the actual number of degrees in the angle we will use "inverse function"
They appear as sin-1, cos-1 and tan-1 or arcsine , arccosine , and arctangent
Example 1. Use the inverse functions on your calculator to evaluate the following. Round your answers to the
nearest tenth of a degree.
a) π‘π‘œπ‘  (π‘₯) = 0.5431
π‘šβˆ  π‘₯ = π’„π’π’”βˆ’1 (0.5431)
π‘šβˆ π‘₯ β‰ˆ
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b) π‘‘π‘Žπ‘› (π‘₯) = 0.5431
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π‘šβˆ π‘₯ β‰ˆ
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c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (πœƒ) = 0.8426
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π‘šβˆ πœƒ β‰ˆ
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d) π‘‘π‘Žπ‘› (𝐡) = 3.5
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π‘šβˆ π΅ β‰ˆ
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e) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (π‘₯) = 0.5431
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π‘šβˆ π‘₯ β‰ˆ
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Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Example 2.
Step 1. Choose the correct trig function and set up
and equation substituting the given lengths
Step 2. Use the inverse function on the calculator
to find the angle (remember the calculator needs to
be on degree mode)
Example 3. Use the inverse functions on your calculator to find the missing angles. Round your answers to the
nearest tenth of a degree.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Try on your own
Example 4.
Angle of Elevation and Depression
 The angle of elevation or depression is the angle between the horizontal (parallel with the Earth’s surface)
and the line of sight.
Example 5. Use BUCK$ to read and solve the question
Suppose a tree 50 feet in height casts a shadow of length 60 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the end
of the shadow to the top of the tree with respect to the ground?
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
Lesson 29A
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Example 6. An airplane is flying at a height of 2 miles above the ground. The distance along the ground from
the airplane to the airport is 5 miles. What is the angle of depression from the airplane to the airport?
Example 7. A man standing on level ground is 1000 feet away from the base of a 350-foot-tall building. Find,
to the nearest degree, the measure of the angle of elevation to the top of the building from the point on the
ground where the man is standing.
Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Lesson 29A: Applications of Trig Ratios to find Missing Angles
Classwork . Use BUCK$ to understand and solve each problem
1. Find the value of x. Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a degree
a)
b)
c)
d)
2. Ron and Francine are building a ramp for performing skateboard stunts, as shown in the accompanying diagram.
The ramp is 7 feet long and 3 feet high. What is the measure of the angle, x, that the ramp makes with the
ground, to the nearest tenth of a degree?
3. A group of friends have hiked to the top of the Mile High Mountain. When they look down, they can see their
campsite, which they know is approximately πŸ‘ miles from the base of the mountain. What is the angle of
depression?
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
Lesson 29A
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
4. A roller coaster travels πŸ–πŸŽ ft of track from the loading zone before reaching its
peak. The horizontal distance between the loading zone and the base of the
peak is πŸ“πŸŽ ft. At what angle is the roller coaster rising according to the model?
5. A person standing on level ground is 2,000 feet away from the foot of a 420-foot-tall building, as shown in the
accompanying diagram. To the nearest degree, what is the value of x?
6. Gwen has built and raised a wall of her new house. To keep the wall standing upright while she builds
the next wall, she supports the wall with a brace, as shown in the diagram below. What is value of 𝑝,
the measure of the angle formed by the brace and the wall?
Brace

Wall οƒ 
𝑝°
7. A communications company is building a 30-foot antenna to carry cell phone transmissions. As shown in the
diagram below, a 50-foot wire from the top of the antenna to the ground is used
to stabilize the antenna. Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of the
angle that the wire makes with the ground.
Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
Lesson 29A: Applications of Trig Ratios to find Missing Angles
Homework
Use BUCK$ to read and solve each problem
1. For each triangle shown, use the given information to find the indicated angle to the nearest degree
a)
b)
2. A 12 meter flagpole casts a 9 meter shadow. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.
3. A fire department’s longest ladder is 110 feet long, and the safety regulation states that they
can use it for rescues up to 100 feet off the ground. What is the maximum safe angle of
elevation for the rescue ladder?
Lesson 29A
NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
Name____________________________
M2
Date_____________ Period _________
4. The tallest television transmitting tower in the world is in North Dakota, and it is 2059 feet
tall. If you are on level ground exactly 5280 feet (one mile) from the base of the tower, what
is your angle of elevation looking up at the top of the tower?
5. In the accompanying diagram, the base of a 15-foot ladder rests on the
ground 4 feet from a 6-foot fence.
a
If the ladder touches the top of the fence and the side of a
building, what angle, to the nearest degree, does the ladder make with
the ground?
b
Using the angle found in part a, determine how far the top of
the ladder reaches up the side of the building, to the nearest foot.