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Trigonometry word problems
Students practice solving real-world trigonometry word problems involving angles of elevation and depression through multiple-choice questions, step-by-step procedures, and matching scenarios to appropriate ratios, suitable for 10th-grade learners.
By Edform · Mathematics · Grade 10 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New
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- Which of the following situations can be solved using the tangent ratio (SOHCAHTOA)? Select all that apply.
- Arrange the steps to solve for the height of a building using the angle of elevation and the distance from the building.
- Complete the sentence with the correct value: If the angle of depression from a lighthouse to a boat is 15° and the lighthouse is 100 feet tall, the distance from the base of the lighthouse to the boat is approximately ___ feet.
- Match each scenario to the trigonometric ratio you would use to solve it.
- Determine whether each statement about angles of elevation and depression is true or false.
- A 15-foot ladder leans against a wall, making a 60° angle with the ground. How high up the wall does the ladder reach (to the nearest tenth of a foot)?
- Sort each scenario as an angle of elevation or angle of depression problem.
- What trigonometric ratio would you use to find the length of a shadow cast by a building, given the building's height and the angle of elevation of the sun?
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