8.5 Solving Acute Triangle Problems
Chapter
Chapter 8
Section
8.5
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Explain how you would determine the measurement of the indicated angle or side in each triangle.

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Q1a

Explain how you would determine the measurement of the indicated angle or side in each triangle.

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Q1b

Explain how you would determine the measurement of the indicated angle or side in each triangle.

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Q1c

Determine the measurements of the indicated angles and sides.

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Q2a

Determine the measurements of the indicated angles and sides.

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Q2b

Determine the measurements of the indicated angles and sides.

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Q2c

The angle between two equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 52^o.

Each of the equal sides is 18 cm long.

• Determine the measures of the two equal angles in the triangle.
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Q3a

The angle between two equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 52^o.

Each of the equal sides is 18 cm long.

• Determine the length of the third side.
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Q3b

The angle between two equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 52^o.

Each of the equal sides is 18 cm long.

• Determine the perimeter of the triangle.
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Q3c

A boat leaves Oakville and heads due east for 5.0 km as shown in the diagram at the left. At the same time, a second boat travels in a direction S60°E From Oakville for 4.0 km. How far apart are the boats when they reach their respective destinations?

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A radar operator on a ship discovers a large sunken vessel lying flat on the ocean floor, 200 m directly below the ship. The radar operator measures the angles of depression to the front and back of the sunken ship to be 56° and 62°. How long is the sunken ship?

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The base of a roof is 12.8 m wide as shown in the diagram at the left. The rafters form angles of 48° and 44° with the horizontal. How long, to the nearest tenth of a metre, is each rafter?

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A flagpole stands on top of a building that is 27 m high. From a point on the ground some distance away, the angle of elevation to the top of the flagpole is 43". The angle of elevation to the bottom of the flagpole is 32°.

a) How far is the point on the ground from the base of the building?

b) How tall is the flagpole?

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Two ships, the Albacore and the Bonito, are 50 km apart. The Albacore is N45°W of the Bonito. The Albacore sights a distress flare at 55°E. The Bonito sights the distress flare at 550°W. How far is each ship from the distress flare?

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Fred and Agnes are 520 m apart. As Brendan flies overhead in an airplane, they measure the angle of elevation of the airplane. Fred measures the angle of elevation to be 63°. Agnes measures it to be 36°. What is the altitude of the airplane?

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The Nautilus is sailing due east toward a buoy. At the same time, the Porpoise is approaching the buoy heading N42°E. If the Nautilus is 5.4 km from the buoy and the Porpoise is 4.0 km from the Nautilus. on a heading of 546°E, how far is the Porpoise from the buoy?

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Two support wires are fastened to the top of a satellite dish tower from points A and B on the ground, on either side of the tower. One wire is 18 m long, and the other wire is 12 m long. The angle of elevation of the longer wire to the top of the tower is 38°.

• How tall is the satellite dish tower?
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Q11a

Two support wires are fastened to the top of a satellite dish tower from points A and B on the ground, on either side of the tower. One wire is 18 m long, and the other wire is 12 m long. The angle of elevation of the longer wire to the top of the tower is 38°.

• How far apart are points A and B?
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A regular pentagon is inscribed in a circle with radius 10 cm as shown in the diagram below. Determine the perimeter of the pentagon.

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Ryan is in a police helicopter 400 m directly above a highway. When he looks west, the angle of depression to a car accident is 65°. When he looks east, the angle of depression to the approaching ambulance is 30°.

• How far away is the ambulance from the scene of the accident?
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Q13a

Ryan is in a police helicopter 400 m directly above a highway. When he looks west, the angle of depression to a car accident is 65°. When he looks east, the angle of depression to the approaching ambulance is 30°.

• The ambulance is travelling at 80 km/h. How long will it take the ambulance to reach the scene of the accident?
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Q13b

The radar screen in an air—traffic control tower shows that two airplanes are at the same altitude. According to the range finder, one airplane is 100 km away, in the direction N60°E. The other airplane is 160 km away, in the direction S5O°E.

• How far apart are the airplanes?
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Q14a

The radar screen in an air—traffic control tower shows that two airplanes are at the same altitude. According to the range finder, one airplane is 100 km away, in the direction N60°E. The other airplane is 160 km away, in the direction S5O°E.

• If the airplanes are approaching the airport at the same speed, which airplane will arrive first?
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Q14b

In a parallelogram, two adjacent sides measure 10 cm and 12 cm. The shorter diagonal is 15 cm. Determine, to the nearest degree, the measures of all four angles in the parallelogram.

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From the top of a bridge that is 50 m high, two boats can be seen anchored in a marina, One boat is anchored in the direction 820°W, and its angle of depression is 40°. The other boat is anchored in the direction 560°E, and its angle of depression is 30°. Determine the distance between the two boats.

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Two paper strips, each 5 cm wide, are laid across each other at an angle of 30°, as shown at the right. Determine the area of the overlapping region. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a square centimetre.

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