MATHEMATICS 9

Quarter 4 – Week 3
Written Work 2

Name: _______________________________________________________________ Score: _________

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Round all answers to the nearest tenth or nearest
degree. Note: This sheet will serve as your answer sheet.

1. A boat is 600 meters from the base of a cliff. Mario, who is sitting in the boat, notices that the angle of
elevation to the top of the cliff is 32°. How high is the cliff?
a. 374.9 meters high b. 364.9 meters high c. 374.9 meters high d. 374.9 meters high

2. A surveyor is 100 meters from a bridge. The angle of elevation to the top of the bridge is 35°. Find
the height of the bridge.
a. 60.0 meters b. 66.5 meters c. 68.5 meters d. 70.0 meters

3. The height of a building is 250 feet. What is the angle of elevation from a point on the level ground
200 feet away from the building?
a. 18 degrees b. 20 degrees c. 22 degrees d. 24 degrees

4. A wire reaches from the top of a 120-meter television transmitter tower to the ground. The wire
makes a 63° angle with the ground. Find the length of the wire.
a. 114.7 meters b. 124.7 meters c. 134.7 meters d. 144.7 meters

5. A helicopter is hovering over a landing pad 100 meters from where you are standing. The helicopter’s
angle of elevation with the ground is 12°. What is the altitude of the helicopter?
a. 470.4 meters b. 480.4 meters c. 490.4 meters d. 500.4 meters

6. Jenn wants to measure the height of a tree. She walks exactly 125 feet from the base of the tree and
looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree?
a. 78.1 feet b. 68.1 feet c. 58.1 feet d. 48.1 feet

7. A plane is flying at 6,000 meters. Erika sees the plane. If the angle of elevation from Erika's feet to
the plane is 16°, how far is Erika from the plane?

a. 21,770.7 meters b. 22,770.7 meters c. 23,770.7 meters d. 24,770.7 meters

8. A wooden beam 24 feet long leans against a wall and makes an angle of 71° with the ground. How
high up the wall does the beam reach?
a. 16.7 feet b. 18.7 feet c. 20.7 feet d. 22.7 feet

9. How far from the vertical wall of a building is the base of a 30-foot ladder which makes a 75° angle
with the ground?
a. 6.8 feet b. 7.8 feet c. 9.8 feet d. 10.8 feet

10. Jake's kite has a string 40 feet long and is flying 27 feet above the ground. Find the angle of
elevation of the kite.
a. 38 degrees b. 40 degrees c. 42 degrees d. 44 degrees