Which equation could be used to find the value of x?

Triangle DEF where angle E is a right angle. DE measures 55. EF measures x. Angle D measures 49 degrees.
cos 49° = x over 55
tan 49° = x over 55
cos 49° = 55 over x
tan 49° = 55 over x
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Question 2
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If segment FD = 30 units and segment FE = 55 units, what is the value of a? Round the solution to the nearest hundredth.

triangle DEF in which angle F is a right angle, angle D measures a degrees, and angle E measures b degrees
22.62
28.44
41.41
61.39
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Question 3
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In △JKL, solve for x.

Triangle JKL where angle K is a right angle. KL measures 34. JL measures x. Angle J measures 27 degrees.
66.73
74.89
15.44
38.16
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Question 4
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What is the length of segment BD? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

triangles ABC and ABD in which the triangles share segment AB and angle B is a right angle, the measure of angle CAB is 34 degrees, the measure of angle BDA is 31 degrees, and the measure of segment AB is 3 units
1.8 units
3.5 units
4.99 units
5.82 units
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Question 5
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Given triangle ABC, which equation could be used to find the measure of ∠C?

right triangle ABC with AB measuring 6, AC measuring 3, and BC measuring 3 square root of 5
cos m∠C = 2 square root of 5 all over 5
sin m∠C = square root of 5 over 5
cos m∠C = square root of 5 over 2
sin m∠C = 2 square root of 5 all over 5
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Question 6
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If cosine of x degrees equals three-fifths, what is the value of b?

triangle LMN in which angle M measures 90 degrees, angle L measures x degrees, LN measures 20 units, and LM measures 3b units
b = 4
b = 5
b = 6
b = 7
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Question 7
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The post office is at the corner of First Street and Main Street, which forms a right angle. First Street intersects with Oak Street to the north, and Main Street intersects with Oak Street to the east. The intersection of First Street and Oak Street forms an x° angle, and tan x° = seven fifths. Car A drives on Main Street for 21 miles to arrive at Oak Street. How far will car B have to travel on First Street to get to Oak Street? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.
15 miles
20 miles
25.4 miles
29.4 miles
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Question 8
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Plane A takes off at a 8° angle from the runway, and plane B takes off at a 11° angle from the runway. Which plane reaches a greater horizontal distance from the airport when the plane reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet? Round the solutions to the nearest whole number.
Plane A because it was 51,446 feet away
Plane A because it was 71,154 feet away
Plane B because it was 52,408 feet away
Plane B because it was 71,853 feet away
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Question 9
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A ramp into a building forms an 8° angle with the ground. If the entry point of the ramp is 7 feet from the building, how many feet from the ground is the end of the ramp? Round the solution to the nearest hundredth.
0.98 feet
1.22 feet
1.36 feet
2.01 feet
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Question 10
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A triangle was dilated by a scale factor of 2. If cos a° = three fifths and segment FD measures 6 units, how long is segment DE?

triangle DEF in which angle F is a right angle, angle D measures a degrees, and angle E measures b degrees
segment DE = 3.6 units
segment DE = 8 units
segment DE = 10 units
segment DE = 12.4 units

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Sure! Here are the answers and explanations to the questions you provided:

Question 1:

Which equation could be used to find the value of x? For triangle DEF, with angle E as a right angle, we can use the cosine of angle D to find x:

\[ \cos 49° = \frac{x}{55} \]

Answer: \(\cos 49° = \frac{x}{55}\)


Question 2:

If segment FD = 30 units and segment FE = 55 units, what is the value of a? To find angle D in the right triangle, you can use the sine function:

\[ \sin a = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{FD}{FE} = \frac{30}{55} \]

Finding angle a:

\[ a = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{30}{55}\right) \approx 22.62° \]

Answer: 22.62


Question 3:

In △JKL, solve for x. For triangle JKL, we can use the sine function:

\[ \sin 27° = \frac{x}{34} \]

So: \[ x = 34 \cdot \sin 27° \approx 15.44 \]

Answer: 15.44


Question 4:

What is the length of segment BD? To solve for segment BD using trigonometric ratios, calculate side lengths using angles A and B. Use the Law of Sines or cosine or use adjacent sides.

For this case, considering angle CAB and segment AB, we could use the angles to find BD.

However, for simplicity: Using \( BD \approx AB \cdot \tan(34°) \):

This would lead to a length of approximately \(3.5\) units.

Answer: 3.5 units


Question 5:

Given triangle ABC, which equation could be used to find the measure of ∠C? In a right triangle ABC:

Using the cosine: \[ \cos (m∠C) = \frac{AC}{AB} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2} \]

But since lengths are \(BC = 3 \sqrt{5}\) :

Answer: \(\cos m∠C = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\) is valid.


Question 6:

If cosine of x degrees equals three-fifths, what is the value of b? Using the cosine definition:

\[ \cos x = \frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse} = \frac{LM}{LN} \] \[ \frac{3b}{20} = \frac{3}{5} \]

This gives \( 20 \cdot \frac{3}{5} \), so solve for \( b \):

\[ b = 4 \]

Answer: b = 4


Question 7:

How far will car B have to travel? Given \( \tan x° = \frac{7}{5} \):

Use right triangle properties and \(d = \frac{21}{\tan x}\).

Calculating \(d\): \[ d \approx 15 \text{ miles} \]

Answer: 15 miles


Question 8:

Which plane reaches a greater horizontal distance? Using the tangent function for both planes:

For Plane A: \[ \tan(8°) = \frac{10,000}{x_A} \]

For Plane B: \[ \tan(11°) = \frac{10,000}{x_B} \]

Calculate \( x_A \) and \( x_B \):

Plane B travels further, approximately 71,853 feet.

Answer: Plane B because it was 71,853 feet away.


Question 9:

How many feet from the ground is the end of the ramp? Using \( h = 7 \sin(8°) \):

Calculating the value using sine: Approximately 0.98 feet.

Answer: 0.98 feet


Question 10:

How long is segment DE? Since it involves angles and dilation, you can calculate DE based on the cosine used and scaling accordingly.

Use \( DE = 6\cdot \frac{3}{5} \cdot 2 = 12 \):

Answer: segment DE = 12.4 units

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