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 Contents
Teacher’s Guide to Using the Chapter 8 Lesson 8-5
Resource Masters .........................................iv Angles of Elevation and Depression
Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 30
Chapter Resources Skills Practice .................................................. 32
Chapter 8 Student-Built Glossary ...................... 1 Practice .......................................................... 33
Chapter 8 Anticipation Guide (English) ............. 3 Word Problem Practice ................................... 34
Chapter 8 Anticipation Guide (Spanish) ............ 4 Enrichment ...................................................... 35

Lesson 8-1 Lesson 8-6

Geometric Mean The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
Study Guide and Intervention ............................ 5 Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 36
Skills Practice .................................................... 7 Skills Practice .................................................. 38
Practice.............................................................. 8 Practice .......................................................... 39
Word Problem Practice ..................................... 9 Word Problem Practice ................................... 40
Enrichment ...................................................... 10 Enrichment ...................................................... 41
Graphing Calculator Activity ............................ 42
Lesson 8-2
The Pythagorean Theorem and Lesson 8-7
Its Converse Vectors
Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 11 Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 43
Skills Practice .................................................. 13 Skills Practice .................................................. 45
Practice .......................................................... 14 Practice .......................................................... 46
Word Problem Practice ................................... 15 Word Problem Practice ................................... 47
Enrichment ...................................................... 16 Enrichment ...................................................... 48
Spreadsheet Activity ........................................ 17

Assessment
Lesson 8-3 Student Recording Sheet ................................ 49
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Special Right Triangles Rubric for Extended-Response ....................... 50

Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 18 Chapter 8 Quizzes 1 and 2 ............................. 51
Skills Practice .................................................. 20 Chapter 8 Quizzes 3 and 4 ............................. 52
Practice .......................................................... 21 Chapter 8 Mid-Chapter Test ............................ 53
Word Problem Practice ................................... 22 Chapter 8 Vocabulary Test ............................. 54
Enrichment ...................................................... 23 Chapter 8 Test, Form 1 ................................... 55
Chapter 8 Test, Form 2A................................. 57
Lesson 8-4 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2B................................. 59
Trigonometry Chapter 8 Test, Form 2C ................................ 61
Study Guide and Intervention .......................... 24 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2D ................................ 63
Skills Practice .................................................. 26 Chapter 8 Test, Form 3 ................................... 65
Practice .......................................................... 27 Chapter 8 Extended-Response Test ............... 67
Word Problem Practice ................................... 28 Standardized Test Practice ............................. 68
Enrichment ...................................................... 29
Answers ........................................... A1–A36

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 Teacher’s Guide to Using the
Chapter 8 Resource Masters
The Chapter 8 Resource Masters includes the core materials needed for Chapter 8.
These materials include worksheets, extensions, and assessment options. The
answers for these pages appear at the back of this booklet.
All of the materials found in this booklet are included for viewing and printing on the
TeacherWorks PlusTM CD-ROM.

Chapter Resources Practice This master closely follows the

types of problems found in the Exercises
Student-Built Glossary (pages 1–2) These section of the Student Edition and includes
masters are a student study tool that word problems. Use as an additional
presents up to twenty of the key vocabulary practice option or as homework for second-
terms from the chapter. Students are to day teaching of the lesson.
record definitions and/or examples for each
term. You may suggest that students Word Problem Practice This master
highlight or star the terms with which they includes additional practice in solving word
are not familiar. Give this to students before problems that apply the concepts of the
beginning Lesson 8-1. Encourage them to lesson. Use as an additional practice or as
add these pages to their mathematics study homework for second-day teaching of the
notebooks. Remind them to complete the lesson.
appropriate words as they study each lesson.
Enrichment These activities may extend
Anticipation Guide (pages 3–4) This
the concepts of the lesson, offer an historical
master, presented in both English and
or multicultural look at the concepts, or
Spanish, is a survey used before beginning
widen students’ perspectives on the
the chapter to pinpoint what students may
mathematics they are learning. They are
or may not know about the concepts in the

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written for use with all levels of students.
chapter. Students will revisit this survey
after they complete the chapter to see if
Graphing Calculator or Spreadsheet
their perceptions have changed.
Activities
These activities present ways in which
Lesson Resources technology can be used with the concepts in
some lessons of this chapter. Use as an
Study Guide and Intervention These alternative approach to some concepts or as
masters provide vocabulary, key concepts, an integral part of your lesson presentation.
additional worked-out examples and
Check Your Progress exercises to use as a
reteaching activity. It can also be used in
conjunction with the Student Edition as an
instructional tool for students who have
been absent.

Skills Practice This master focuses more

on the computational nature of the lesson.
Use as an additional practice option or as
homework for second-day teaching of the
lesson.

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 Assessment Options Leveled Chapter Tests
The assessment masters in the Chapter 8 • Form 1 contains multiple-choice
Resource Masters offer a wide range of questions and is intended for use with
assessment tools for formative (monitoring) below grade level students.
assessment and summative (final)
• Forms 2A and 2B contain multiple-choice
assessment.
questions aimed at on grade level stu-
dents. These tests are similar in
Student Recording Sheet This master
format to offer comparable testing
corresponds with the standardized test
situations.
practice at the end of the chapter.
• Forms 2C and 2D contain free-
Extended–Response Rubric This master response questions aimed at on grade
provides information for teachers and level students. These tests are similar in
students on how to assess performance on format to offer comparable testing
open-ended questions. situations.
• Form 3 is a free-response test for use
Quizzes Four free-response quizzes offer with above grade level students.
assessment at appropriate intervals in the
chapter. All of the above mentioned tests include a
free-response Bonus question.
Mid-Chapter Test This 1-page test Extended-Response Test Performance
provides an option to assess the first half of assessment tasks are suitable for all
the chapter. It parallels the timing of the students. Sample answers and a scoring
Mid-Chapter Quiz in the Student Edition rubric are included for evaluation.
and includes both multiple-choice and free-
response questions. Standardized Test Practice These three
pages are cumulative in nature. It includes
Vocabulary Test This test is suitable for three parts: multiple-choice questions with
all students. It includes a list of vocabulary bubble-in answer format, griddable
questions with answer grids, and short-
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words and 10 questions to assess students’

knowledge of those words. This can also be answer free-response questions.
used in conjunction with one of the leveled
chapter tests. Answers
• The answers for the Anticipation Guide
and Lesson Resources are provided as
reduced pages.
• Full-size answer keys are provided for
the assessment masters.

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8 Student-Built Glossary

Chapter Resources
This is an alphabetical list of the key vocabulary terms you will learn in Chapter 8.
As you study the chapter, complete each term’s definition or description.
Remember to add the page number where you found the term. Add these pages to
your Geometry Study Notebook to review vocabulary at the end of the chapter.

Found
Vocabulary Term Definition/Description/Example
on Page
angle of depression

angle of elevation

component form

cosine
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geometric mean

Law of Cosines

Law of Sines

magnitude

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Found
Vocabulary Term Definition/Description/Example
on Page
Pythagorean triple

resultant

sine

tangent

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trigonometric ratio

trigonometry

vector

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8 Anticipation Guide
Right Triangles and Trigonometry

Chapter Resources
Step 1 Before you begin Chapter 8
• Read each statement.
• Decide whether you Agree (A) or Disagree (D) with the statement.
• Write A or D in the first column OR if you are not sure whether you agree or disagree,
write NS (Not Sure).

STEP 1 STEP 2
Statement
A, D, or NS A or D
1. The geometric mean between two numbers is the
positive square root of their product.
2. An altitude drawn from the right angle of a right
triangle to its hypotenuse separates the triangle into
two congruent triangles.
3. In a right triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is
equal to the sum of the lengths of the legs.
4. If any triangle has sides with lengths 3, 4, and 5,
then that triangle is a right triangle.
5. If the two acute angles of a right triangle are 45°,
then the length of the hypotenuse is √" 2 times the
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length of either leg.

6. In any triangle whose angle measures are 30°, 60°,
and 90°, the hypotenuse is √3 " times as long as the
shorter leg.
7. The sine ratio of an angle of a right triangle is equal
to the length of the adjacent side divided by the
length of the hypotenuse.
8. The tangent of an angle of a right triangle whose
sides have lengths 3, 4, and 5 will be smaller than the
tangent of an angle of a right triangle whose sides
have lengths 6, 8, and 10.
9. Trigonometric ratios can be used to solve problems
involving angles of elevation and angles of depression.

10. The Law of Sines can only be used in right triangles.

Step 2 After you complete Chapter 8

• Reread each statement and complete the last column by entering an A or a D.

• Did any of your opinions about the statements change from the first column?
• For those statements that you mark with a D, use a piece of paper to write an example
of why you disagree.

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8 Ejercicios preparatorios
Triángulos rectángulos y trigonometría

Paso 1 Antes de comenzar el Capítulo 8

• Lee cada enunciado.
• Decide si estás de acuerdo (A) o en desacuerdo (D) con el enunciado.
• Escribe A o D en la primera columna O si no estás seguro(a) de la respuesta,
escribe NS (No estoy seguro(a).
PASO 1 PASO 2
Enunciado
A, D o NS AoD

1. La media geométrica de dos números es la raíz cuadrada

positiva de su producto.
2. Una altitud que se dibuja desde el ángulo recto de un
triángulo rectángulo hasta su hipotenusa divide el
triángulo en dos triángulos congruentes.
3. En un triángulo rectángulo, la longitud de la hipotenusa
es igual a la suma de las longitudes de los catetos.
4. Si un triángulo rectángulo tiene lados con longitudes 3, 4 y
5, entonces cualquier triángulo es un triángulo
rectángulo.
5. Si los dos ángulos agudos de un triángulo rectángulo
"
son de 45°, entonces la longitud de la hipotenusa es √2

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veces la longitud de cualquiera de los catetos.
6. En cualquier triángulo cuyas medidas de ángulos sean
de 30°, 60° y 90°, la hipotenusa es √"
3 veces tan larga
como el cateto más corto.
7. La razón del seno para un ángulo en un triángulo
rectángulo es igual a la longitud del lado adyacente
dividido entre la longitud de la hipotenusa.
8. La tangente para un ángulo de un triángulo rectángulo
cuyos lados tienen longitudes 3, 4 y 5 será menor que la
tangente de un ángulo en un triángulo rectángulo cuyos
lados tienen longitudes 6, 8 y 10.
9. Las razones trigonométricas se pueden usar para resolver
problemas de ángulos de elevación y ángulos de depresión.
10. La ley de los senos sólo se puede usar con triángulos
rectángulos.

Paso 2 Después de completar el Capítulo 8

• Vuelve a leer cada enunciado y completa la última columna con una A o una D.
• ¿Cambió cualquiera de tus opiniones sobre los enunciados de la primera columna?
• En una hoja de papel aparte, escribe un ejemplo de por qué estás en desacuerdo con los
enunciados que marcaste con una D.

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8-1 Study Guide and Intervention

Geometric Mean
Geometric Mean The geometric mean between two numbers is the positive square
root of their product. For two positive numbers a and b, the geometric mean of a and b is
a x √##
the positive number x in the proportion − x = −. Cross multiplying gives x = ab, so x = ab .
2
b

Example Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.

a. 12 and 3 b. 8 and 4
x = √##
ab Definition of geometric mean x = √##
ab Definition of geometric mean
√ 12 . 3
= ### a = 12 and b = 3 = ##
√ .
8 4 a = 8 and b = 4

Lesson 8-1
(2 . 2 . 3) . 3
= √##### Factor. ####. .
= √(2 4) 4 Factor.
=6 Simplify. 16 . 2
= √### Associative Property
The geometric mean between 12 and 3 is 6. = 4 √2# Simplify.
The geometric mean between 8 and 4
is 4 √#
2 or about 5.7.

Exercises
Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.

1. 4 and 4 2. 4 and 6
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1
3. 6 and 9 4. − and 2
2

5. 12 and 20 6. 4 and 25

7. 16 and 30 8. 10 and 100

1 1
9. − and − 10. 17 and 3
2 4

11. 4 and 16 12. 3 and 24

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8-1 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

Geometric Mean
Geometric Means in Right Triangles In the diagram, B
△ ABC ∼ △ ADB ∼ △ BDC. An altitude to the hypotenuse of a right
triangle forms two right triangles. The two triangles are similar and
each is similar to the original triangle. A C
D

Example 1 Use right △ ABC with Example 2 Find x, y, and z.

−− −−
BD ⊥ AC. Describe two geometric
15 = √&&&&
RP ' SP Geometric Mean (Leg) Theorem
means.
AD
a. △ ADB ∼ △ BDC so − BD
=− . 15 = √&&
25x RP = 25 and SP = x R
BD CD 225 = 25x Square each side.
y
25
In △ABC, the altitude is the geometric z S
mean between the two segments of the 9=x Divide each side by 25. x
hypotenuse. Then Q P
15
b. △ ABC ∼ △ADB and △ABC ∼ △BDC, y = RP – SP
AC AB AC BC = 25 – 9
so − =− and − =− .
AB AD BC DC
= 16
In △ ABC, each leg is the geometric
mean between the hypotenuse and the
segment of the hypotenuse adjacent to z = √&&&&
RS ' RP Geometric Mean (Leg) Theorem

that leg. = √&&&

16 ' 25 RS = 16 and RP = 25

= √&&
400 Multiply.

= 20 Simplify.

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Exercises
Find x, y, and z to the nearest tenth.

1. 2. 2 3. y
x z
x y 5
x 1 8
1 3
z

4. √"
12 5. 6.
y x z
z y
√3 x 2
y
2
1 2 x 6

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8-1 Skills Practice

Geometric Mean
Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.

1. 2 and 8 2. 9 and 36 3. 4 and 7

4. 5 and 10 5. 28 and 14 6. 7 and 36

Write a similarity statement identifying the three similar triangles in the figure.

Lesson 8-1
7. A D 8. P M

C B L N

9. E H 10. S

R T
G F U
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Find x, y and z.

11. 12. z
x y
z x
10 y
3 9
4

13. 4 14.
z
y
15 z 5
x
x 2
y

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8-1 Practice
Geometric Mean
Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.
4
1. 8 and 12 2. 3 and 15 3. − and 2
5

Write a similarity statement identifying the three similar triangles in the figure.

4. U 5. J M

T V L K
A

Find x, y, and z.

6. 8 7. 25
6
y 23
x x
z y
z

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8. 9.
y z 10
3

2 z
x x y
20

10. CIVIL An airport, a factory, and a shopping center are at the vertices of a right triangle
formed by three highways. The airport and factory are 6.0 miles apart. Their distances
from the shopping center are 3.6 miles and 4.8 miles, respectively. A service road will be
constructed from the shopping center to the highway that connects the airport and
factory. What is the shortest possible length for the service road? Round to the nearest
hundredth.

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8-1 Word Problem Practice

Geometric Mean
1. SQUARES Wilma has a rectangle of 4. EXHIBITIONS A museum has a famous
dimensions ℓ by w. She would like to statue on display. The curator places the
replace it with a square that has the statue in the corner of a rectangular
same area. What is the side length of room and builds a 15-foot-long railing in
the square with the same area as front of the statue. Use the information
Wilma’s rectangle? below to find how close visitors will be
able to get to the statue.

Lesson 8-1
Statue
12 ft
2. EQUALITY Gretchen computed the
geometric mean of two numbers. One of x
15 9 ft
the numbers was 7 and the geometric ft
mean turned out to be 7 as well. What
was the other number?

5. CLIFFS A bridge connects to a tunnel

as shown in the figure. The bridge is
3. VIEWING ANGLE A photographer 180 feet above the ground. At a distance
wants to take a picture of a beach front. of 235 feet along the bridge out of the
His camera has a viewing angle of 90° tunnel, the angle to the base and
and he wants to make sure two palm summit of the cliff is a right angle.
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trees located at points A and B in the Cliff

figure are just inside the edges of the
photograph.
d x
h
235 ft
180 ft
Walkway

x
a. What is the height of the cliff? Round
to the nearest whole number.

A 90 ft 40 ft B
b. How high is the cliff from base to
summit? Round to the nearest whole
He walks out on a walkway that goes number.
over the ocean to get the shot. If his
camera has a viewing angle of 90°, at
what distance down the walkway should
he stop to take his photograph? c. What is the value of d? Round to the
nearest whole number.

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8-1 Enrichment

Mathematics and Music

Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher who lived during the sixth century B.C.,
believed that all nature, beauty, and harmony could be expressed by whole-
number relationships. Most people remember Pythagoras for his teachings
about right triangles. (The sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of
the hypotenuse.) But Pythagoras also discovered relationships between the
musical notes of a scale. These relationships can be expressed as ratios.

C D E F G A B C′
1 8 4 3 2 3 8 1
− − − − − − − −
1 9 5 4 3 5 15 2
3
4
of C string
When you play a stringed instrument, The C string can be used
you produce different notes by placing to produce F by placing
3
your finger on different places on a string. a finger − of the way
4
This is the result of changing the length along the string.
of the vibrating part of the string.

Suppose a C string has a length of 16 inches. Write and solve

proportions to determine what length of string would have to
vibrate to produce the remaining notes of the scale.

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1. D 2. E 3. F

4. G 5. A 6. B

7. C′

8. Complete to show the distance between finger positions on the 16-inch

2
C string for each note. For example, C(16) - D 14 − (7
= 1− .
9 ) 9
7
1− in.
C 9 D E F G A B C′

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8-2 Study Guide and Intervention

The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
The Pythagorean Theorem In a right triangle, the sum of the B
squares of the lengths of the legs equals the square of the length of c
a
the hypotenuse. If the three whole numbers a, b, and c satisfy the equation A C
b
a2 + b2 = c2, then the numbers a, b, and c form a
Pythagorean triple. △ ABC is a right triangle.

so a2 + b2 = c2.

Example
a. Find a. b. Find c.
B
B
13 20 c
a
C A C A
12 30

a2 + b2 = c2 Pythagorean Theorem a2 + b2 = c2 Pythagorean Theorem

a2 + 122 = 132 b = 12, c = 13 202 + 302 = c2 a = 20, b = 30
a2 + 144 = 169 Simplify. 400 + 900 = c2 Simplify.

Lesson 8-2
a2 = 25 Subtract. 1300 = c2 Add.
a = 5 Take the positive square root √""
1300 = c Take the positive square root
of each side. of each side.

36.1 ≈ c Use a calculator.

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Exercises
Find x.
x
1. 3 3
2. 3.
65
9 25
15
x
x

4. x
4
9
5. 6. x
x
16
5 28
9 11
33

Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x.

7. 8. 45 9. x
8 28

x 24
x 96

17

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8-2 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse

Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem If the sum of the squares C
of the lengths of the two shorter sides of a triangle equals the square of b a
the lengths of the longest side, then the triangle is a right triangle. A B
c
You can also use the lengths of sides to classify a triangle. If a2 + b2 = c2, then
if a2 + b2 = c2 then △ABC is a right triangle. △ABC is a right triangle.
if a2 + b2 > c2 then △ABC is acute.
if a2 + b2 < c2 then △ABC is obtuse.

Example Determine whether △PQR is a right triangle. 1

20
10
a2 + b2 " c2 Compare c2 and a2 + b2
3 2
102 + (10 √$3 )2 " 202 a = 10, b = 10 √3
$, c = 20 10√3

100 + 300 " 400 Simplify.

400 = 400% Add.

Since c2 = and a2 + b2, the triangle is a right triangle.

Exercises
Determine whether each set of measures can be the measures of the sides of a
triangle. If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer.

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1. 30, 40, 50 2. 20, 30, 40 3. 18, 24, 30

4. 6, 8, 9 5. 6, 12, 18 6. 10, 15, 20

7. √$ 12 , √$$
5 , √$$ 13 8. 2, √8
$, √$$
12 9. 9, 40, 41

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8-2 Skills Practice

The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Find x.
1. 2. 13
3. x
x x
9
32
12 12
12

4. 5. 6. 31
12.5 x 9 9
x 14
x
25 8

Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x.

7. 8. x 9. 12

Lesson 8-2
x
5
8

20 x
12 10
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10. 11. x 12. 48

25
x
50
24
x 40

65

Determine whether each set of numbers can be measure of the sides of a triangle.
If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer.

13. 7, 24, 25 14. 8, 14, 20 15. 12.5, 13, 26

2 , √"
16. 3 √" 7, 4 17. 20, 21, 29 18. 32, 35, 70

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8-2 Practice
The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Find x.
1. 2. 3. 26
x 34 x
21
23 26
18
13 x

34
4. 5. 6. 24 24
x x
x 16
22
14 42

Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x.

7. 27 8.

136
36 x 120

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9. 39 10.
42
x x
65
150

Determine whether each set of numbers can be measure of the sides of a triangle.
If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer.
11. 10, 11, 20 12. 12, 14, 49 ", 10, 11
13. 5 √2

14. 21.5, 24, 55.5 15. 30, 40, 50 16. 65, 72, 97

dock
17. CONSTRUCTION The bottom end of a ramp at a warehouse is 11 ft
10 feet from the base of the main dock and is 11 feet long. How ramp ?
high is the dock? 10 ft

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8-2 Word Problem Practice

The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
1. SIDEWALKS Construction workers are 5. PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLES Ms. Jones
building a marble sidewalk around a assigned her fifth-period geometry class
park that is shaped like a right triangle. the following problem.
Each marble slab adds 2 feet to the Let m and n be two positive integers
length of the sidewalk. The workers with m > n. Let a = m2 – n2, b = 2mn,
find that exactly 1071 and 1840 slabs and c = m2 + n2.
are required to make the sidewalks
along the short sides of the park. How a. Show that there is a right triangle
many slabs are required to make the with side lengths a, b, and c.
sidewalk that runs along the long side
of the park?

2. RIGHT ANGLES Clyde makes a triangle

using three sticks of lengths 20 inches,
21 inches, and 28 inches. Is the triangle
a right triangle? Explain.

Lesson 8-2
3. TETHERS To help support a flag pole, a
50-foot-long tether is tied to the pole at
b. Complete the following table.
a point 40 feet above the ground. The
tether is pulled taut and tied to an
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m n a b c
anchor in the ground. How far away 2 1 3 4 5
from the base of the pole is the anchor?
3 1
3 2
4 1
4. FLIGHT An airplane lands at an airport
60 miles east and 25 miles north of 4 2
where it took off. 4 3
5 1

c. Find a Pythagorean triple that

corresponds to a right triangle with
25 mi a hypotenuse 252 = 625 units long.
(Hint: Use the table you completed
for Exercise b to find two positive
integers m and n with m > n and
60 mi m2 + n2 = 625.)
How far apart are the two airports?

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8-2 Enrichment

Converse of a Right Triangle Theorem

You have learned that the measure of the altitude from the vertex of
the right angle of a right triangle to its hypotenuse is the geometric
mean between the measures of the two segments of the hypotenuse.
Is the converse of this theorem true? In order to find out, it will help
to rewrite the original theorem in if-then form as follows.

If △ABQ is a right triangle with right angle at Q, then Q

QP is the geometric mean between AP and PB, where P
−−− −−
is between A and B and QP is perpendicular to AB.

A B
P

1. Write the converse of the if-then form of the theorem.

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2. Is the converse of the original theorem true? Refer Q
to the figure at the right to explain your answer.

A B
P

You may find it interesting to examine the other theorems in

Chapter 8 to see whether their converses are true or false. You will
need to restate the theorems carefully in order to write their
converses.

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8-2 Spreadsheet Activity

Pythagorean Triples
You can use a spreadsheet to determine whether three whole numbers
form a Pythagorean triple.

Example 1 Use a spreadsheet to determine whether the numbers 12, 16, and 20
form a Pythagorean triple.

Step 1 In cell A1, enter 12. In cell B1, enter 16 and in cell C1, enter 20.
The longest side should be entered in column C.

Step 2 In cell D1, enter an equals sign followed by

IF(A1^2+B1^2=C1^2,“YES”,“NO”). This will
return “YES” if the set of numbers is a
Pythagorean triple and will return “NO” if it
is not. ฀ ฀ ฀

The numbers 12, 16, and 20 form a Pythagorean triple.

Lesson 8-2
Example 2 Use a spreadsheet to determine whether the numbers 3, 6, and 12
form a Pythagorean triple.

Step 1 In cell A2, enter 3, in cell B2, enter 6, and in cell C2, enter 12.
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Step 2 Click on the bottom right corner of cell D1 and drag it to D2. This
will determine whether or not the set of numbers is a Pythagorean
triple.

The numbers 3, 6, and 12 do not form a Pythagorean triple.

Exercises
Use a spreadsheet to determine whether each set of numbers
forms a Pythagorean triple.

1. 14, 48, 50 2. 16, 30, 34 3. 5, 5, 9

4. 4, 5, 7 5. 18, 24, 30 6. 10, 24, 26

7. 25, 60, 65 8. 2, 4, 5 9. 19, 21, 22

10. 18, 80, 82 11. 5, 12, 13 12. 20, 48, 52

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8-3 Study Guide and Intervention

Special Right Triangles
Properties of 45°-45°-90° Triangles The sides of a 45°-45°-90° right triangle have a
special relationship.

Example 1 If the leg of a 45°-45°-90° Example 2 In a 45°-45°-90° right

right triangle is x units, show triangle the hypotenuse is √" 2 times
that the hypotenuse is x √2 " units. the leg. If the hypotenuse is 6 units,
find the length of each leg.
45° x √
x 2 The hypotenuse is √# 2 times the leg, so
45° divide the length of the hypotenuse by √# 2.
6
x
a=−
√#2
Using the Pythagorean Theorem with 6 . √#
2
a = b = x, then = − −
√#2 √#2
c2 = a2 + b2 6 √2#
c2 = x2 + x2 =−
2
c2 = 2x2 = 3 √#
2 units
c = √##
2x2
c = x √#
2

Exercises
Find x.

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1. 2. 3 √
2 3.
45° x 45° 4
45° x
8 45°
x

4. 18 5. 6.
16
x
x x 24 √2

45°
x 45°
x

7. If a 45°-45°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse length of 12, find the leg length.

8. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of
25 inches.

9. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of
14 centimeters.

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Special Right Triangles

Properties of 30°-60°-90° Triangles The sides of a 30°-60°-90° right triangle also
have a special relationship.

Example 1 In a 30°-60°-90° right triangle the hypotenuse . a 2

" times
is twice the shorter leg. Show that the longer leg is √3 30°
the shorter leg. x
2x
60°
△ MNQ is a 30°-60°-90° right triangle, and the length of the
−−− −−−
hypotenuse MN is two times the length of the shorter side NQ. /
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
a2 = (2x)2 - x2 a2 = c2 - b2
a = 4x - x
2 2 2
Multiply.
a = 3x
2 2
Subtract.
a = √$$
3x 2
Take the positive square root of each side.
a = x √$3 Simplify.

Example 2 In a 30°-60°-90° right triangle, the hypotenuse is 5 centimeters.

Find the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.
If the hypotenuse of a 30°-60°-90° right triangle is 5 centimeters, then the length of the
shorter leg is one-half of 5, or 2.5 centimeters. The length of the longer leg is √$
3 times the
length of the shorter leg, or (2.5)( √3
$) centimeters.
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Exercises

Lesson 8-3
Find x and y.

1. 60°
2. y 3.
1
x 11
2 x 60° x
30° 8 30°
y y

4. 5. 6.
y 60° y 60° 20
x x y
30°
9 √
3 12 x

7. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 36 feet. Determine the length of a side
of the triangle.

8. Find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle that has an altitude length of
45 centimeters.

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8-3 Skills Practice

Special Right Triangles
Find x.
1. 2. 3. x
45°
x x 17
48

45° 45°
25

4. 5. 6.
x 100
88 x
45° 45°
100 x 45°

7. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of 26.

8. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of
50 centimeters.

Find x and y.
9. 10. 8 √3 11. 30°

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x
11
x 60°
30° y x y
y

5 √3

12. x 13. x 14.

60°
30° 52 √3
y
y 60° 21√3
y
30 x

15. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 27 feet. Determine the length of a side
of the triangle.

16. Find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle that has an altitude length of
11 √"
3 feet.

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8-3 Practice
Special Right Triangles
Find x.

1. 2. 3. x
45°
x x 45
22

45° 45°
14

4. 5. 6.
x 88
5 √2 x
45° 45°
210 x
45°

Find x and y.

7. 8. 4 √3
x
9
x 60°
30° y
y
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9. 10. x

Lesson 8-3
30° y 60°
x y
98

20

11. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of 38.

12. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of
77 centimeters.

13. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 33 feet. Determine the length of a side
of the triangle.

14. BOTANICAL GARDENS One of the displays at a botanical garden 6 yd

is an herb garden planted in the shape of a square. The square
measures 6 yards on each side. Visitors can view the herbs from a 6 yd 6 yd
diagonal pathway through the garden. How long is the pathway?
6 yd

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8-3 Word Problem Practice

Special Right Triangles
1. ORIGAMI A square piece of paper 4. WINDOWS A large stained glass
150 millimeters on a side is folded in window is constructed from six 30°-60°-
half along a diagonal. The result is a 90° triangles as shown in the figure.
45°-45°-90° triangle. What is the length
of the hypotenuse of this triangle?

2. ESCALATORS A 40-foot-long escalator

rises from the first floor to the second
3m
floor of a shopping mall. The escalator
makes a 30° angle with the horizontal. What is the height of the window?

5. MOVIES Kim and Yolanda are

40 ft watching a movie in a movie theater.
? ft Yolanda is sitting x feet from the screen
and Kim is 15 feet behind Yolanda.
30°

How high above the first floor is the

second floor?

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30° 45°
15 ft x ft

3. HEXAGONS A box of chocolates shaped

like a regular hexagon is placed snugly The angle that Kim’s line of sight
inside of a rectangular box as shown in to the top of the screen makes with
the figure. the horizontal is 30°. The angle that
Yolanda’s line of sight to the top of the
screen makes with the horizontal is 45°.

a. How high is the top of the screen in

terms of x?

x + 15
b. What is −
x ?

If the side length of the hexagon is

3 inches, what are the dimensions of c. How far is Yolanda from the screen?
the rectangular box? Round your answer to the nearest
tenth.

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8-3 Enrichment

Constructing Values of Square Roots

The diagram at the right shows a right isosceles triangle with
two legs of length 1 inch. By the Pythagorean Theorem, the length
1
of the hypotenuse is √#2 inches. By constructing an adjacent right
# inches and 1 inch, you can create a segment
triangle with legs of √2
of length √3#.
√
3

√
2 1
By continuing this process as shown below, you can construct a
“wheel” of square roots. This wheel is called the “Wheel of Theodorus”
after a Greek philosopher who lived about 400 B.C.
1

Continue constructing the wheel until you make a segment of

length √##
18 .

1
1

1
1
√
4=2 √
3
√
5
√
2
1
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√
6

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8-4 Study Guide and Intervention

Trigonometry
Trigonometric Ratios The ratio of the lengths of two sides of a right S
triangle is called a trigonometric ratio. The three most common ratios r t
are sine, cosine, and tangent, which are abbreviated sin, cos, and tan,
respectively. T s R

leg opposite ∠R leg adjacent to ∠R leg opposite ∠R

sin R = − cos R = −− tan R = −−
hypotenuse hypotenuse leg adjacent to ∠R

= −r = −s = −sr
t t

Example Find sin A, cos A, and tan A. Express each ratio as B

13
a fraction and a decimal to the nearest hundredth. 5
C A
12

opposite leg adjacent leg opposite leg

sin A = − cos A = − tan A = −
hypotenuse hypotenuse adjacent leg
BC AC BC
=− =− =−
BA AB AC
5 12 5
=− =− =−
13 13 12
≈ 0.38 ≈ 0.92 ≈ 0.42

Exercises
Find sin J, cos J, tan J, sin L, cos L, and tan L. Express each ratio as a fraction

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and as a decimal to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
1. + 2. + 3. +

24 √3
12 √3
32 40
20
16 , 36 -

, 24 -
, 12 -

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8-4 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

Trigonometry
Use Inverse Trigonometric Ratios You can use a calculator and the sine, cosine,
or tangent to find the measure of the angle, called the inverse of the trigonometric ratio.

Example Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠T to the nearest tenth.

The measures given are those of the leg opposite ∠T and the 4 29 3
hypotenuse, so write an equation using the sine ratio.
opp 29
sin T = − sin T = − 34
hyp 34
29 29 5
If sin T = − , then sin-1 − = m∠T.
34 34
Use a calculator. So, m∠T ≈ 58.5.

Exercises
Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠T to the nearest tenth.

1. 4 2. 4 7 3 3. 4
14 √3 34
34
3 5
18
3 87
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4. 4 5. 4 6. 4
3
10 √3 14 √2
32

Lesson 8-4
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5 39
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8-4 Skills Practice

Trigonometry
Find sin R, cos R, tan R, sin S, cos S, and tan S. S
Express each ratio as a fraction and as a decimal to the t
nearest hundredth. r

R T
1. r = 16, s = 30, t = 34 2. r = 10, s = 24, t = 26 s

Use a special right triangle to express each trigonometric ratio as a fraction and
as a decimal to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

3. sin 30° 4. tan 45° 5. cos 60°

6. sin 60° 7. tan 30° 8. cos 45°

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Find x. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

9. $ 10. : 11. 1
12
x
7 x 15°
12 x . /
36°
" # 63°
9 8

Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠B to the nearest tenth.

12. # 13. " 14. #

12

18 x°
6 # 19

15
x°
x°
$ $ 22 "
" $

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8-4 Practice
Trigonometry
Find sin L, cos L, tan L, sin M, cos M, and tan M. N
Express each ratio as a fraction and as a decimal to the m
nearest hundredth.
L M
n
1. ℓ = 15, m = 36, n= 39 2. ℓ = 12, m = 12 √3
#, n = 24

Find x. Round to the nearest hundredth.

3. 4. 5.
64° 29
11 32
29°
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x
41°
x x

Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠B to the nearest tenth.

6. # 7. " 8.
#
39

Lesson 8-4
7
8 $
" $
25

$ 14 " 30

9. GEOGRAPHY Diego used a theodolite to map a region of land for his

class in geomorphology. To determine the elevation of a vertical rock
formation, he measured the distance from the base of the formation to
his position and the angle between the ground and the line of sight to the 36°
43m
top of the formation. The distance was 43 meters and the angle was
36°. What is the height of the formation to the nearest meter?

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8-4 Word Problem Practice

Trigonometry
1. RADIO TOWERS Kay is standing near 4. LINES Jasmine draws line m on a
a 200-foot-high radio tower. coordinate plane.

5 y

m
? ft 200 ft
-5 O 5 x

49°

Use the information in the figure to What angle does m make with the
determine how far Kay is from the top of x-axis? Round your answer to the
the tower. Express your answer as a nearest degree.
trigonometric function.

5. NEIGHBORS Amy, Barry, and Chris live

on the same block. Chris lives up the
2. RAMPS A 60-foot ramp rises from the street and around the corner from Amy,
first floor to the second floor of a parking and Barry lives at the corner between
garage. The ramp makes a 15° angle Amy and Chris. The three homes are the
with the ground.

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vertices of a right triangle.

Chris
60 ft
? ft 64°

15°
Barry

26°
Amy
How high above the first floor is the
second floor? Express your answer as a
trigonometric function.
a. Give two trigonometric expressions
for the ratio of Barry’s distance from
3. TRIGONOMETRY Melinda and Walter Amy to Chris’ distance from Amy.
were both solving the same trigonometry
problem. However, after they finished b. Give two trigonometric expressions
their computations, Melinda said the for the ratio of Barry’s distance from
answer was 52 sin 27° and Walter said Chris to Amy’s distance from Chris.
the answer was 52 cos 63°. Could they
both be correct? Explain.
c. Give a trigonometric expression for
the ratio of Amy’s distance from
Barry to Chris’ distance from Barry.

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8-4 Enrichment

Sine and Cosine of Angles

The following diagram can be used to obtain approximate values for the sine and cosine of
angles from 0° to 90°. The radius of the circle is 1. So, the sine and cosine values can be
read directly from the vertical and horizontal axes.
90°
80°
1
70°

0.9 60°

0.8 50°

0.7
40°

0.6

30°
0.5

0.4
20°

0.3

0.2
10°
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0.1 1

0°
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 40°
0.64

Example Find approximate values for sin 40° and c = 1 unit

cos 40°. Consider the triangle formed by the segment

marked 40°, as illustrated by the shaded triangle at right. a = sin x°
a 0.64 b 0.77 x°

Lesson 8-4
sin 40° = −
c ≈− or 0.64 cos 40° = −
c ≈− or 0.77 0 b = cos x° 0.77 1
1 1
1. Use the diagram above to complete the chart of values.

x° 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90°

sin x° 0.64

cos x° 0.77

2. Compare the sine and cosine of two complementary angles (angles with a
sum of 90°). What do you notice?

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8-5 Study Guide and Intervention

Angles of Elevation and Depression
Angles of Elevation and Depression Many real-world problems sig
ht
f
that involve looking up to an object can be described in terms of an angle eo
lin
of elevation, which is the angle between an observer’s line of sight
and a horizontal line. angle of
elevation
angle of
horizontal depression
When an observer is looking down, the angle of depression is the
angle between the observer’s line of sight and a horizontal line. ht
f sig
lin eo
Y

Example The angle of elevation from point A to the top

of a cliff is 34°. If point A is 1000 feet from the base of the cliff, x
how high is the cliff? "
34°
1000 ft
Let x = the height of the cliff.
x opposite
tan 34° = − tan = −
1000 adjacent
1000(tan 34°) = x Multiply each side by 1000.

674.5 ≈ x Use a calculator.

The height of the cliff is about 674.5 feet.

Exercises
1. HILL TOP The angle of elevation from point A to the top of a hill is 49°.

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If point A is 400 feet from the base of the hill, how high is
??
the hill?
A 49°
400 ft

Sun
2. SUN Find the angle of elevation of the Sun when a 12.5-meter-tall
telephone pole casts an 18-meter-long shadow.
12.5 m
?
18 m

?
3. SKIING A ski run is 1000 yards long with a vertical drop of
208 yards. Find the angle of depression from the top 1000 yd 208 yd
of the ski run to the bottom.

4. AIR TRAFFIC From the top of a 120-foot-high tower, an 19°

air traffic controller observes an airplane on the runway 120 ft
at an angle of depression of 19°. How far from the base of
?
the tower is the airplane?

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Angles of Elevation and Depression

Two Angles of Elevation or Depression Angles of elevation or depression to two
different objects can be used to estimate distance between those objects. The angles from
two different positions of observation to the same object can be used to estimate the height
of the object.

Example To estimate the height of a garage, "

10°
Jason sights the top of the garage at a 42° angle % 42°
x
Building
#
of elevation. He then steps back 20 feet and sites 6 ft 20 ft $ y
the top at a 10° angle. If Jason is 6 feet tall,
how tall is the garage to the nearest foot?
△ ABC and △ ABD are right triangles. We can determine AB = x and CB = y,
and DB = y + 20.
Use △ ABC. Use △ ABD.
x x
tan 42° = −
y or y tan 42° = x tan 10° = − or (y + 20) tan 10° = x
y + 20
Substitute the value for x from △ ABD in the equation for △ ABC and solve for y.
y tan 42° = (y + 20) tan 10°
y tan 42° = y tan 10° + 20 tan 10°
y tan 42° − y tan 10° = 20 tan 10°
y (tan 42° − tan 10°) = 20 tan 10°
20 tan 10°
y = −− ≈ 4.87
tan 42° - tan 10°
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If y ≈ 4.87, then x = 4.87 tan 42° or about 4.4 feet. Add Jason’s height, so the garage is
about 4.4 + 6 or 10.4 feet tall.

Exercises
"
1. CLIFF Sarah stands on the ground and sights the top of
a steep cliff at a 60° angle of elevation. She then
Steep
steps back 50 meters and sights the top of the steep x cliff
cliff at a 30° angle. If Sarah is 1.8 meters tall,
how tall is the steep cliff to the nearest meter? % 30° 60°
#
1.8m 50m $ y

2. BALLOON The angle of depression from a hot air balloon llo

on
in the air to a person on the ground is 36°. If the person Ba
"
steps back 10 feet, the new angle of depression is 25°.
If the person is 6 feet tall, how far off the ground is the
x
hot air balloon? % 25° 36°
#
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6 ft $

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8-5 Skills Practice

Angles of Elevation and Depression
Name the angle of depression or angle of elevation in each figure.

1. F 2. T R
L
W
S T S

3. D C 4.
Z W
B A
R P

5. MOUNTAIN BIKING On a mountain bike trip along the Gemini Bridges Trail in Moab,
Utah, Nabuko stopped on the canyon floor to get a good view of the twin sandstone
bridges. Nabuko is standing about 60 meters from the base of the canyon cliff, and the
natural arch bridges are about 100 meters up the canyon wall. If her line of sight is
5 metres above the ground, what is the angle of elevation to the top of the bridges?
Round to the nearest tenth degree.

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6. SHADOWS Suppose the sun casts a shadow off a 35-foot building.
If the angle of elevation to the sun is 60°, how long is the shadow
35 ft
to the nearest tenth of a foot?
60°
?

7. BALLOONING Angie sees a hot air balloon in the Balloon

sky from her spot on the ground. The angle of
x
elevation from Angie to the balloon is 40°. If she steps 10°
% 40°
back 200 feet, the new angle of elevation is 10°.
5.5 ft 200 ft $
y #
If Angie is 5.5 feet tall, how far off the ground
is the hot air balloon?

Kyle’s eyes
8. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT Kyle is at the end 20° 3 ft
of a pier 30 feet above the ocean. His eye level is pier
3 feet above the pier. He is using binoculars to 30 ft
watch a whale surface. If the angle of depression whale water level
of the whale is 20°, how far is the whale from
Kyle’s binoculars? Round to the nearest tenth foot.

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8-5 Practice
Angles of Elevation and Depression
Name the angle of depression or angle of elevation in each figure.

1. T R 2. R P

Z Y
L M

3. WATER TOWERS A student can see a water tower from the closest point of the soccer
field at San Lobos High School. The edge of the soccer field is about 110 feet from the
water tower and the water tower stands at a height of 32.5 feet. What is the angle of
elevation if the eye level of the student viewing the tower from the edge of the soccer
field is 6 feet above the ground? Round to the nearest tenth.

4. CONSTRUCTION A roofer props a ladder against a wall so that the top of the ladder
reaches a 30-foot roof that needs repair. If the angle of elevation from the bottom of the
ladder to the roof is 55°, how far is the ladder from the base of the wall? Round your
answer to the nearest foot.
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5. TOWN ORDINANCES The town of Belmont restricts the height

of flagpoles to 25 feet on any property. Lindsay wants to
x
determine whether her school is in compliance with the regulation. 25°
Her eye level is 5.5 feet from the ground and she stands 36 feet 5.5 ft
from the flagpole. If the angle of elevation is about 25°, 36 ft

what is the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth?

6. GEOGRAPHY Stephan is standing on the ground by "

a mesa in the Painted Desert. Stephan is 1.8 meters
x
tall and sights the top of the mesa at 29°. Stephan steps 25°
mesa
29°
back 100 meters and sights the top at 25°. How tall is 100 m y #
the mesa? 1.8 m $

7. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT Mr. Dominguez is standing Mr. Dominguez

on a 40-foot ocean bluff near his home. He can see his two 34°
6 ft
Lesson 8-5

48°
dogs on the beach below. If his line of sight is 6 feet above
the ground and the angles of depression to his dogs are 40 ft bluff
34° and 48°, how far apart are the dogs to the nearest foot?

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8-5 Word Problem Practice

Angles of Elevation and Depression
1. LIGHTHOUSES Sailors on a ship at sea 4. PEAK TRAM The Peak Tram in Hong
spot the light from a lighthouse. The Kong connects two terminals, one at the
angle of elevation to the light is 25°. base of a mountain, and the other at the
summit. The angle of elevation of the
upper terminal from the lower terminal
is about 15.5°. The distance between the
30m
two terminals is about 1365 meters.
25°
About how much higher above sea level
? is the upper terminal compared to the
lower terminal? Round your answer to
the nearest meter.
The light of the lighthouse is 30 meters
above sea level. How far from the shore
is the ship? Round your answer to the
nearest meter. 5. HELICOPTERS Jermaine and John are
watching a helicopter hover above the
ground.
2. RESCUE A hiker dropped his backpack Helicopter
over one side of a canyon onto a ledge (Not drawn to scale)
below. Because of the shape of the cliff,
he could not see exactly where it landed. h

115 ft 48° 55°

32° Jermaine 10 m John x

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? ft Jermaine and John are standing
10 meters apart.
Backpack

a. Find two different expressions that

can be used to find the h, height of
From the other side, the park ranger the helicopter.
reports that the angle of depression to
the backpack is 32°. If the width of the
canyon is 115 feet, how far down did
b. Equate the two expressions you found
the backpack fall? Round your answer
for Exercise a to solve for x. Round
to the nearest foot.
your answer to the nearest
hundredth.

3. AIRPLANES The angle of elevation to

an airplane viewed from the control
tower at an airport is 7°. The tower is c. How high above the ground is the
200 feet high and the pilot reports that helicopter? Round your answer to the
the altitude is 5200 feet. How far away nearest hundredth.
from the control tower is the airplane?
Round your answer to the nearest foot.

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8-5 Enrichment

Best Seat in the House

Most people want to sit in the best seat in the movie theater. The best seat could be
defined as the seat that allows you to see the maximum amount of screen. The picture
below represents this situation.

screen
40 ft

c˚

a˚
10 ft
b˚

x ft

To determine the best seat in the house, you want to find what value of x allows you to see
the maximum amount of screen. The value of x is how far from the screen you should sit.
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1. To maximize the amount of screen viewed, which angle value needs to be maximized?
Why?

2. What is the value of a if x = 10 feet?

3. What is the value of a if x = 20 feet?

4. What is the value of a if x = 25 feet?

5. What is the value of a if x = 35 feet?

6. What is the value of a if x = 55 feet?

Lesson 8-5

7. Which value of x gives the greatest value of a? So, where is the best seat in the movie
theater?

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8-6 Study Guide and Intervention

The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
The Law of Sines In any triangle, there is a special relationship between the angles of
the triangle and the lengths of the sides opposite the angles.
sin A sin B sin C
Law of Sines − a
=− =− c
b

Example 1 Find b. Round to the Example 2 Find d. Round to the

nearest tenth. nearest tenth.
B By the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem,
74° 30 m∠E = 180 - (82 + 40) or 58.
&
45°
C A
b d
sin C sin B 82° 40°
− c =− Law of Sines % '
b 24
sin 45° sin 74° sin D sin E
− =− m∠C = 45, c = 30, m∠B = 74 − =− Law of Sines
30 b d e
b sin 45° = 30 sin 74° Cross Products Property sin 82° sin 58°
−=− m∠D = 82, m∠E = 58,
d 24
30 sin 74° e = 24
b=− Divide each side by sin 45°.
sin 45° 24 sin 82° = d sin 58° Cross Products Property
b ≈ 40.8 Use a calculator.
24 sin 82°
− =d Divide each side by sin 58°.
sin 58°
d ≈ 28.0 Use a calculator.

Exercises

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Find x. Round to the nearest tenth.

1. 2. 3.
20 91°
12 34°
x
52°
x x 16
80°

40° 84°

4. 5. 12 6.
25
x 89° 35°
x 80° 35 x
17° 72°

60°

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The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

The Law of Cosines Another relationship between the sides and angles of any triangle

Lesson 8-6
is called the Law of Cosines. You can use the Law of Cosines if you know three sides of a
triangle or if you know two sides and the included angle of a triangle.
Let △ABC be any triangle with a, b, and c representing the measures of the sides opposite
Law of Cosines the angles with measures A, B, and C, respectively. Then the following equations are true.
a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A b2 = a2 - c2 - 2ac cos B c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C

Example 1 Find c. Round to the nearest tenth.

c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C Law of Cosines C

c2 = 122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48° a = 12, b = 10, m∠C = 48

10 48° 12
c = √%%%%%%%%%%%%
122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48° Take the square root of each side.
A B
c ≈ 9.1 Use a calculator. c

Example 2 Find m∠A. Round to the nearest degree.

a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A Law of Cosines C
7
72 = 52 + 82 - 2(5)(8) cos A a = 7, b = 5, c = 8
B
49 = 25 + 64 - 80 cos A Multiply.
5
-40 = -80 cos A Subtract 89 from each side. 8
1
− = cos A Divide each side by -80.
2 A
1
cos-1 − =A Use the inverse cosine.
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2
60° = A Use a calculator.

Exercises
Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the
nearest tenth.
$

1. $ 2. $ 3. x°

11 24
10 18
14 x
x°
#
12
" #
16
62° # "
12
"
$
4. $ 5. $ 6.
x°
x
18 15
x 20 18
59° #
" 28
82°
25 # #
" 15
"

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8-6 Skills Practice

The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side lengths to the
nearest tenth.

1. $ 2. $ 3. $
28 x 46° x 86°
51° 38
17° "
35° 48°
" # " 18 # x
#

4. $ 5. $ 6. $
80° 34 88° 83° 12
x
8 60°
#
73° 41° x
" # " x # "

7. $ 8. 3 9. 3
104° 18 93°
x 27
22°
# 12 16
x
" 54°
1 2 x°
1 11 2

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10. 3 11. 12. 3
3

x x
29 x 13
16
111° 103°
2 20 2
1 34 89° 1
1 12 2

13. 3 14. 3 15. 1

x

13 2 x 20
30
96° 35 28
28°
1 2 25 3
x° 2
26
1

16. Solve the triangle. Round angle measures to the nearest degree.
#

17 23

" 18 $

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8-6 Practice
The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side lengths to the

Lesson 8-6
nearest tenth.

1. 2. ( 3.
( (
14°
x 83°
127 5.8 '
14 73° x
42°
& 61° &
'
67°
& x '

4. ( 5. 6. (
34° ( x
43° ' 4.3 64°
9.6 123°
19.1
& x
& 85°
56°
& x '
'

7. 6 8. 6 9.
37°
6

28 15 x
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40 x 23
62°
5 4 17 5
37° x
12
5 4
4

10. 6 11. 6 12. 6

x° x°
28.4 14 10
14.5
14 x

4 21.7 5 4 9.6 5
89°
4 15 5

13. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT To find the distance from the edge

of the lake to the tree on the island in the lake, Hannah set up C
a triangular configuration as shown in the diagram. The distance
from location A to location B is 85 meters. The measures of the
angles at A and B are 51° and 83°, respectively. What is the A
distance from the edge of the lake at B to the tree on the island at C? B

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8-6 Word Problem Practice

The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
1. ALTITUDES In triangle ABC, the 4. CARS Two cars start moving from the
−−
altitude to side AB is drawn. same location. They head straight, but
in different directions. The angle
C between where they are heading is 43°.
The first car travels 20 miles and the
second car travels 37 miles. How far
b a
apart are the two cars? Round your
answer to the nearest tenth.
A B

Give two expressions for the length of

the altitude in terms of a, b, and the
sine of the angles A and B. 5. ISLANDS Oahu
Ka’a’awa
is a Hawaiian
Island. Off of the 49.5°
coast of Oahu, Keoki Chinaman’s
there is a very Hat
2. MAPS Three cities form the vertices of tiny island 5 km
a triangle. The angles of the triangle are known as 22.3°
40°, 60°, and 80°. The two most distant Chinaman’s Hat. Malia
cities are 40 miles apart. How close are Keoki and Malia Kahalu’u
the two closest cities? Round your are observing
answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. Chinaman’s Hat from locations

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5 kilometers apart. Use the information
in the figure to answer the following
questions.
3. STATUES Gail was visiting an art
gallery. In one room, she stood so that
a. How far is Keoki from Chinaman’s
she had a view of two statues, one of a
Hat? Round your answer to the
man, and the other of a woman. She was
nearest tenth of a kilometer.
40 feet from the statue of the woman,
and 35 feet from the statue of the man.
The angle created by the lines of sight to
the two statues was 21°. What is the
distance between the two statues?
b. How far is Malia from Chinaman’s
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Hat? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth of a kilometer.
Statue of a woman

Statue of
40 ft
a man
21˚
35 ft

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8-6 Enrichment

Identities B

Lesson 8-6
An identity is an equation that is true for all values of the
c
variable for which both sides are defined. One way to verify a
an identity is to use a right triangle and the definitions for
trigonometric functions. A C
b

Example 1 Verify that (sin A)2 + (cos A)2 = 1 is an identity.

a 2
(sin A)2 + (cos A)2 = (− b
c) + −
c () 2

a2+ b2 c 2
= − =− =1
c2 c2
To check whether an equation may be an identity, you can test
several values. However, since you cannot test all values, you
cannot be certain that the equation is an identity.

Example 2 Test sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x to see if it could be an identity.

Try x = 20. Use a calculator to evaluate each expression.
sin 2x = sin 40 2 sin x cos x = 2 (sin 20)(cos 20)
≈ 0.643 ≈ 2(0.342)(0.940)
≈ 0.643
Since the left and right sides seem equal, the equation may be an identity.
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Exercises
Use triangle ABC shown above. Verify that each equation is an identity.
cos A 1 tan B 1
1. − =− 2. − =−
sin A tan A sin B cos B

3. tan B cos B = sin B 4. 1 - (cos B)2 = (sin B)2

Try several values for x to test whether each equation could be an identity.

5. cos 2x = (cos x)2 - (sin x)2 6. cos (90 - x) = sin x

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8-6 Graphing Calculator Activity

Solving Triangles Using the Law of Sines or Cosines
You can use a calculator to solve triangles using the Law of Sines or Cosines.

Example Solve △ABC if a = 6, b = 2, and c = 7.5.

Use the Law of Cosines.

a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A
62 = 22 + 7.52 - 2(2)(7.5) cos A
2
- 22 - 7.52
m∠A = cos-1 6− Use your calculator to find the measure of ∠A.
-2(2)(7.5)

Keystrokes: 2nd [COS-1] ( 6 x2 — 2 x2 — 7.5 x2 ) ÷

Enter: ( (–) 2 3 2 3 7.5 ) ) ENTER 36.06658826

So m∠A ≈ 36. Use the Law of Sines and your calculator to find m∠B.
sin A sin B
− a =− b
sin 36 sin B
− ≈ −
6 2
2 sin 36°
m∠B ≈ sin-1 −
6
Keystrokes: 2nd [SIN-1] ( 2 SIN 36 ) ÷ 6 ) ENTER 11.29896425

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So m∠B ≈ 11. By the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem, m∠C ≈ 180 - (36 + 11) or 133.

Exercises
Solve each △ABC. Round measures of sides to the nearest tenth
and measures of angles to the nearest degree.

1. a = 9, b = 14, c = 12

2. m∠C = 80, c = 9, m∠A = 40

3. m∠B = 45, m∠C = 56, a = 2

4. a = 5.7, b = 6, c = 5

5. a = 11, b = 15, c = 21

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8-7 Study Guide and Intervention

Vectors
Geometric Vector Operations A vector is a directed segment representing a quantity
that has both magnitude, or length, and direction. For example, the speed and direction of an
airplane can be represented by a vector. In symbols, a vector is written as AB!, where A is the
initial point and B is the endpoint, or as v!. The sum of two vectors is called the resultant.
Subtracting a vector is equivalent to adding its opposite. The resultant of two vectors can be
found using the parallelogram method or the triangle method.

Example Copy the vectors to find a - b. a#

#b

Lesson 8-7
Method 1: Use the parallelogram method.

Copy a! and -b! with the same initial Complete the parallelogram. Draw the diagonal of the
point. parallelogram from the initial point.
a -b
a
a a

-b -b -b

Method 2: Use the triangle method.

Copy a! . Place the initial point of -b! at the Draw the vector from the initial
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terminal point of a!. point of a! to the terminal point

of -b!.
-b
-b
a

a a-b
a

Exercises
Copy the vectors. Then find each sum or difference.

1. c! + d! # - z!
2. w
#c d#
z#

#
w

3. a! - b! 4. r! + t! #t
#a
#r

#
b

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Vectors
Vectors on the Coordinate Plane A vector in standard position
has its initial point at (0, 0) and can be represented by the ordered y
pair for point B. The vector at the right can be expressed as v = 〈5, 3〉.
You can use the Distance Formula to find the magnitude #(5, 3)
 | of a vector. You can describe the direction of a vector
| AB 7
by measuring the angle that the vector forms with the positive 0 "(0, 0) x
x-axis or with any other horizontal line.

Example
Find the magnitude and direction of a = 〈3, 5〉.
Find the magnitude.

a= √&&&&&&&&&
(x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2 Distance Formula y

= √(3
&&&&&&&&
- 0)2 + (5 - 0)2 (x1, y1) = (0, 0) and (x2, y2) = (3, 5) (3, 5)
= √&&
34 or about 5.8 Simplify.

To find the direction, use the tangent ratio.

5
tan θ = − The tangent ratio is opposite over adjacent.
3 0 x
m∠θ ≈ 59.0 Use a calculator.

The magnitude of the vector is about 5.8 units and its direction is 59°.

Exercises

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Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.

1. b = 〈-5, 2〉 2. c = 〈-2, 1〉

3. d = 〈3, 4〉 4. m = 〈5, -1〉

5. r = 〈-3, -4〉 6. v = 〈-4, 1〉

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8-7 Skills Practice

Vectors
Use a ruler and a protractor to draw each vector. Include a scale on each
diagram.

1. a = 20 meters per second 2. b = 10 pound of force at

60° west of south 135° to the horizontal
1 cm : 5 m N

W E
a 60° b
135°

Lesson 8-7
1 in : 10 lb

Copy the vectors to find each sum or difference.

3. a + z 4. t - r

r
a
z

t
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Write the component form of each vector.

y y
5. 6.
E(4, 3)
B(–2, 2)

O x O x
C(1, –1)

D(3, –3)

Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.

7. m = 〈2, 12〉 8. p = 〈3, 10〉

9. k = 〈-8, -3〉 10. f = 〈-5, 11〉

Find each of the following for a = 〈2, 4〉, b = 〈3, -3〉 , and c = 〈4, -1〉. Check your
answers graphically.

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8-7 Practice
Vectors
Use a ruler and a protractor to draw each vector. Include a scale on each
diagram.
1. v = 12 Newtons of force at 2. w = 15 miles per hour
40° to the horizontal 70° east of north
N
1 in : 10 mi

1 cm : 4 N 40° w
70°

W E
S
Copy the vectors to find each sum or difference.
3. p + r 4. a - b

%b
a%
%r %p

 .
5. Write the component form of AB y
K(–2, 4)

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O x

Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.

L(3, –4)
6. t = 〈6, 11〉 7. g = 〈9, -7〉

Find each of the following for a = 〈-1.5, 4〉, b = 〈7, 3〉, and c = 〈1, -2〉. Check your
answers graphically.

8. 2a + b 9. 2 c - b
8 y
y
12
4
8 0 x
2a + b −12 −8 b 2c 4
4
2a −4
b x 2c - b
−4 0 4 8 12 −8
−4

10. AVIATION A jet begins a flight along a path due north at 300 miles per hour. A wind
is blowing due west at 30 miles per hour.
a. Find the resultant velocity of the plane.
b. Find the resultant direction of the plane.

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Vectors
1. WIND The vector v represents the speed 4. BASEBALL Rick is in the middle of a
and direction that the wind is blowing. baseball game. His teammate throws
Suddenly the wind picks up and doubles him the ball, but throws it far in front of
its speed, but the direction does not him. He has to run as fast as he can to
change. Write an expression for a vector catch it. As he runs, he knows that as
that describes the new wind velocity in soon as he catches it, he has to throw it
terms of v. as hard as he can to the teammate at
home plate. He has no time to stop. In
the figure, x is the vector that represents

Lesson 8-7
the velocity of the ball after Rick throws
it and v represents Rick’s velocity
2. SWIMMING Jan is swimming in a because he is running. Assume that Rick
triathlon event. When the ocean water can throw just as hard when running as
is still, her velocity can be represented he can when standing still.
by the vector 〈2, 1〉 miles per hour.
During the competition, there was a
fierce current represented by the Homeplate
vector 〈–1, –1〉 miles per hour. What
vector represents Jan’s velocity during X$
the race? x$

V$
v$

Rick
3. POLYGONS Draw a regular polygon
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around the origin. For each side of the

polygon, associate a vector whose
magnitude is the length of the a. What vector would represent the
corresponding side and whose direction velocity of the ball if Rick threw it the
points in the clockwise motion around same way but he was standing still?
the origin. What vector represents the
sum of all these vectors? Explain.

b. The angle between x and v is 89°. By

running, did it help Rick get the ball
to home plate faster than he would
have normally been able to if he were
standing still?

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Dot Product
The dot product of two vectors represents how much the vectors point in the direction of
each other. If v is a vector represented by 〈a, b〉 and u is a vector represented by 〈c, d〉, the
formula to find the dot product is:
v · u = ac + bd
y

Look at the following example:

Graph the vectors and find the dot product of v and u if
v = 〈3, -1〉 and u = 〈2, 5〉.
v · u = (3)(2) + (-1)(5) or 1 O x

Graph the vectors and find the dot products.

1. v = 〈2, 1〉 and u = 〈-4, 2〉 2. v = 〈3, -2〉 and u = 〈1, 4〉

The dot product is The dot product is
y y

O x O x

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3. v = 〈0, 3〉 and u = 〈2, 4〉 4. v = 〈-1, 4〉 and u = 〈-4, 2〉
The dot product is The dot product is
y y

O x O x

5. Notice the angle formed by the two vectors and the corresponding dot product. Is there
any relationship between the type of angle between the two vectors and the sign of the
dot product? Make a conjecture.

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8 Student Recording Sheet

Use this recording sheet with pages 610–611 of the Student Edition.

Assessment
Multiple Choice

Read each question. Then fill in the correct answer.

1. A B C D 3. A B C D 5. A B C D

2. F G H J 4. F G H J 6. F G H J

Short Response/Gridded Response

Record your answer in the blank.

For gridded response questions, also enter your answer in the grid by writing
each number or symbol in a box. Then fill in the corresponding circle for that
number or symbol.

7. (grid in) 7. 10.

. . . . . . . . . .
8.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9.
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

10. (grid in) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
11. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

12. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

13.

14.

Extended Response

Record your answers for Question 15 on the back of this paper.

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8 Rubric for Scoring Extended-Response

General Scoring Guidelines

• If a student gives only a correct numerical answer to a problem but does not show how
he or she arrived at the answer, the student will be awarded only 1 credit. All extended-
response questions require the student to show work.
• A fully correct answer for a multiple-part question requires correct responses for all
parts of the question. For example, if a question has three parts, the correct response to
one or two parts of the question that required work to be shown is not considered a fully
correct response.
• Students who use trial and error to solve a problem must show their method. Merely
showing that the answer checks or is correct is not considered a complete response for
full credit.

Exercise 15 Rubric

Score Specific Criteria

The values of x = 10, y = 16, and z = 12.8 are found using

4 appropriate proportions based upon students knowledge of right
triangle geometric mean theorems.

A generally correct solution, but may contain minor flaws in

3
reasoning or computation.

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2 A partially correct interpretation and/or solution to the problem.

1 A correct solution with no evidence or explanation.

An incorrect solution indicating no mathematical understanding of

0
the concept or task, or no solution is given.

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8 Chapter 8 Quiz 1 SCORE

(Lessons 8-1 and 8-2)

1. Find the geometric mean between 12 and 16. 1.

For Questions 2 and 3, find x and y.

2. 3. 2.
x y
y
x 8
5 12 9 3.
4. Find x.

Assessment
x
4

11 4.
5. The measures of the sides of a triangle are 19, 15, and 13. Use
the Pythagorean Theorem to classify the triangle as acute,
obtuse, or right. 5.

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8 Chapter 8 Quiz 2 SCORE

(Lessons 8-3 and 8-4)

For Questions 1 and 2, find x.
1.
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1. x
6 2. x 6
45°
60° 30° 2.
For Questions 3 and 4, find x to the nearest tenth.

11
3. 4. x 3.
x° 31°
13 17 4.
5. A rectangle has a diagonal 20 inches long that forms angles of
60° and 30° with the sides. Find the perimeter of the rectangle. 5.
6. Find sin 52°. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. 6.
7. If cos A = 0.8945, find m∠A to the nearest degree. 7.
8. The distance along a hill is 24 feet. If the land slopes uphill at
an angle of 8°, find the vertical distance from the top to the
bottom of the hill. Round to the nearest tenth. 8.
9. Use a calculator to find the 10. Use a calculator to 4 9 3
measure of ∠T to the find the measure
nearest tenth. of ∠T to the nearest 9.
4 tenth. 24
21√3 71
10.
3
5 5

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8 Chapter 8 Quiz 3 SCORE

(Lessons 8-5 and 8-6)

1. Name the angle of elevation in S R

the figure. 1.
P Q

2. Find x to the nearest tenth. 2.

x 10

76° 22°

3. Solve △ABC. Round angle measures B

to the nearest degree and side 11 18
measures to the nearest tenth. 49° 3.
A C

4. Solve △RST. Round your answers to R

the nearest degree. 48 61 4.
T S
76

5. A squirrel, 37 feet up in a tree, sees a dog 29 feet from the

base of the tree. Find the measure of the angle of depression
to the nearest degree. 5.

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(Lesson 8-7)

Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.

": R(14, 6) and T(−5, −10)

1. RT 1.

": P(20, −16) and Q(−9, −4)

2. PQ 2.

Copy the vectors to find each sum or difference.

c + "
3. " d 4. "
k - "
m 3.

%k
c m%

4.
d

5. Lidia is rollerblading south at a velocity of 9 miles per hour.

The wind is blowing 3 miles per hour in the opposite direction.
What is Lidia’s resultant velocity and direction? 5.

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8 Chapter 8 Mid-Chapter Test SCORE

(Lessons 8-1 through 8-4)

Part I Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.
1. Find the geometric mean between 7 and 9.
A 3 √7" B 16 C 8 D 2 1.

2. Find x. 24
9
F 6 √6
" H 6 √55
" x

Assessment
√2
" "
√23 24
G − J − 2.
5 5

3. Find sin C. A
5
√
2
"
√23 B C
A √2
" C − √"
23
"
√2
√2
" "
√23
B − D − 3.
5 5

4. Find x to the nearest tenth.

F 14 H 18.4 28

G 21.1 J 32.2 49° 4.

x

5. Find y to the nearest degree.

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A 145 C 45 19
y°
B 60 D 35 5.
27

Part II
For Questions 6–8, find x and y.

6. 7. 6.
6 y 20 y
x

3 x 60° 45° 7.
8.
8 √
3 30°

45°
x 60°
y 8.
9. The measures of the sides of a triangle are 56, 90, and 106.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to classify the triangle as acute,
obtuse, or right. 9.
10. Guy wires 80 feet long support a 65-foot tall telephone pole. To
the nearest degree, what angle will the wires make with the
ground? 10.
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8 Chapter 8 Vocabulary Test SCORE

angle of depression inverse sine sine

angle of elevation inverse tangent standard position
component form Law of Cosines tangent
cosine Law of Sines trigonometric ratio
direction magnitude trigonometry
geometric mean Pythagorean Triple vector
inverse cosine resultant

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. The square root of the product of two numbers is the
(geometric mean, or Pythagorean triple) of the numbers. 1.

2. A group of three whole numbers that satisfy the equation

a2 + b2 = c2, where c is the greatest number, is called 2.
a (trigonometric ratio, or Pythagorean triple).

Write whether each sentence is true or false. If false,

replace the underlined word or number to make a true
sentence.

3. The ratio of the lengths of any two sides of a right triangle is

called a geometric mean. 3.

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4. An angle between the line of sight and the horizontal when an
observer looks upward is called a angle of elevation. 4.
Choose from the terms above to complete each sentence.

5. An angle between the line of sight and the horizontal when an

observer looks downward is called a(n) ? . 5.

6. The word ? is derived from the Greek term for

triangle and measure. 6.

? 7.
7. In a right triangle, the of an angle can be found by
dividing the length of the opposite leg by the length of the
8.
triangle’s hypotenuse.

8. In a right triangle, the ? of an angle can be found by

dividing the length of the opposite leg by the length of the
adjacent leg.
9.
Define each term in your own words.
9. component form

10. Pythagorean Theorem

10.
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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 1 SCORE

Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.

1. Find the geometric mean between 20 and 5.

A 100 B 50 C 12.5 D 10 1.

2. Find x in △ABC. C 4
F 8 H √20
# 16
x
G 10 J 64 2.

Assessment
A B

3. Find x in △PQR. R
A 13 C 16 5
x

B 15 D √60
# P Q 3.
12

4. Find x in △STU. U
F 2 H √32
#
x
17

G 8 J √514
## 4.
S T
15

5. Which set of measures could represent the lengths of the sides of a right
triangle?
A 2, 3, 4 C 8, 10, 12
B 7, 11, 14 D 9, 12, 15 5.
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6. Find x in △DEF. F
F 6 H 6 √3
# 6
x

G 6 √2# J 12 D E 6.
6

7. Find y in △XYZ. Z
A 7.5 √3# C 15 15 √
2
y 45°
B 15 √3 # D 30 7.
45°
X Y

8. The length of the sides of a square is 10 meters. Find the length of the
diagonals of the square.
F 10 m H 10 √3#m
G 10 √2#m J 20 m 8.
K
9. Find x in △HJK. 60°
A 5 √2# x
C 10 5
B 5 √3# D 15 H
30° 9.
J

10. Find x in △ABC. B

F 25 H 25 √3
# x
G 25 √2 # J 100 60° 30° 10.
A 50
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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 1 (continued)

11. Find x to the nearest tenth.

A 7.3 C 18.4 67° 20
B 17.3 D 47.1 11.
x

12. Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the Sun when a pole 25 feet tall
casts a shadow 42 feet long.
F 30.8° G 36.5° H 53.5° J 59.2° 12.

13. Which is the angle of depression in the figure at O

A
the right?
A ∠AOT C ∠TOB
B ∠AOB D ∠BTO 13.
B T

14. Find y in △XYZ if m∠Y = 36, m∠X = 49, and x = 12. Round to the nearest
hundreth.
F 0.04 G 9.35 H 14.80 J 15.41 14.

15. To find the distance between two points, A and B, on C

opposite sides of a river, a surveyor measures the
distance from A to C as 200 feet, m∠A = 72, and
m∠B = 37. Find the distance from A to B. Round A B
your answer to the nearest tenth.

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A 77.4 ft B 201.2 ft C 250.4 ft D 314.2 ft 15.

16. In △ABC, m∠A = 40, m∠C = 115, and b = 8. Find a to the nearest tenth.
F 12.2 G 11.3 H 5.7 J 5.3 16.

17. Find the length of the third side of a triangular garden if two sides measure
8 feet and 12 feet and the included angle measures 50.
A 7.8 ft B 9.2 ft C 14.4 ft D 146.3 ft 17.

18. In △DEF, d = 20, e = 25, and f = 30. Find m∠F to the nearest degree.
F 83° G 76° H 56° J 47° 18.

# with A(2, 3) and B(−4, 6).

19. Find the component form of AB
A 〈−2, 9〉 B 〈2, −9〉 C 〈−6, 3〉 D 〈6, −3〉 19.

# with A(3, 4) and B(−1, 7).

20. Find the magnitude of AB
F 〈4, −3〉 G 5 H √13** J 25 20.

Bonus In △ABC, a = 50, b = 48, and c = 40. Find m∠ A to B:

the nearest degree.

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2A SCORE

Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.

1. Find the geometric mean between 7 and 12.

A 5 C √19"
B 9.5 "
D 2 √21 1.

2. In △PQR, RS = 4 and QS = 6. Find PS. R 4

F 2 H √10" S
6

Assessment
G 5 J 2 √6
" 2.
P Q
3. Find x.
A 3 √2" C 4.5 x
B √14" D 3 3.
2 7
4. Find y. 3
F 12 H 9
y 6
G 11 J 2 4.

5. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure
5 and 7.
A 12 C √35"
B √24" D √74" 5.
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6. Find x.
F 3 H 4 √3
" 6 6
x
G 4 J 2 √5
" 6.
8
7. Which set of measures could represent the lengths of the sides of a right
triangle?
A 9, 40, 41 C 7, 8, 15
B 8, 30, 31 D √2 ", √3
", √6
" 7.

8. Find c.
F 7 "
H 7 √3 c
7
G 7 √2" J 14 45°
8.

9. Find the perimeter of a square if the length of its diagonal is 12 inches.

Round to the nearest tenth.
A 8.5 in. C 48 in.
B 33.9 in. D 67.9 in. 9.

10. Find x.
F 4 "
H 4 √3 8 8
x
G 4 √2" "
J 8 √3 10.
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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2A (continued)

11. Find x to the nearest tenth.

A 5.8 C 8.1
x 10
B 5.9 D 17.3 11.
36°

12. Find x to the nearest degree.

F 56 H 34 x°
9
G 45 J 29 5 12.

13. If a 20-foot ladder makes a 65° angle with the ground, how many feet up a
wall will it reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
A 8.5 ft B 10 ft C 18.1 ft D 42.9 ft 13.

14. A ship’s sonar finds that the angle of depression to a wreck on the bottom of
the ocean is 12.5°. If a point on the ocean floor is 60 meters directly below the
ship, how many meters is it from that point on the ocean floor to the wreck?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
F 277.2 m G 270.6 m H 61.5 m J 13.3 m 14.

15. Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a building 100 feet tall casts a
shadow 150 feet long. Round to the nearest degree.
A 60° B 48° C 42° D 34° 15.

16. When the Sun’s angle of elevation is 73°, a tree tilted ✹

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at an angle of 5° from the vertical casts a 20-foot
shadow on the ground. Find the length of the tree to
5°
the nearest tenth of a foot.
F 6.3 ft H 51.1 ft 73°
G 19.2 ft J 219.4 ft 20-foot shadow 16.

17. In △CDE, m∠C = 52, m∠D = 17, and e = 28.6. Find c to the nearest tenth.
A 77.1 B 49.1 C 24.1 D 18.4 17.

18. In △PQR, p = 56, r = 17, and m∠Q = 110. Find q to the nearest tenth.
F 4076.2 G 63.8 H 52.6 J 3.1 18.

$ with C(5,-7) and D(-3, 9).

19. Find the component form of CD
A 〈-2, 2〉 B 〈2, 2〉 C 〈8, -16〉 D 〈-8, 16〉 19.

20. A pilot is flying due east at a speed of 300 miles per hour and wind is blowing
due north at 50 miles per hour. What is the magnitude of the resultant
velocity of the plane?
F 300 mph G 350 mph H about 304 mph J 2500 mph 20.

Bonus From a window 20 feet above the ground, the angle of

elevation to the top of another building is 35°. The
distance between the buildings is 52 feet. Find the height
of the building to the nearest tenth of a foot. B:

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2B SCORE

Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.

1. Find the geometric mean between 9 and 11.

"
A 3 √11 C 10
B 2 √5" D 2 1.

2. In △PQR, RS = 5 and QS = 8. Find PS. R 5

F 3 H √13
" S

G 6.5 J 2 √10
" 8

Assessment
2.
P Q
3. Find x.
A 5.5 "
C √24 x
B √11" "
D √33 3.
3 8
4. Find y. 4
F 4 H 8
6
G 5 J 9 y 4.

5. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure
6 and 5.
A 11 C √30"
B √11" D √61" 5.
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6. Find x. 8
F √39" H 5 √3
" x
10
G 6 J 5 6.
8

7. Which set of measures could represent the lengths of the sides of a right
triangle?
3 5
A − , 1, − C 7, 17, 24
4 4
", √5
B √3 ", √15
" D 8, 15, 16 7.

8. Find c.
F 18 "
H 9 √2 9
c

G 9 √3" J 9 45° 8.

9. Find the perimeter of a square if the length of its diagonal is 16 millimeters.

Round to the nearest tenth.
A 11.3 mm C 90.5 mm
B 45.3 mm D 128.0 mm 9.

10. Find x.
F 6 "
H 6 √3 12
x
12

G 6 √2" J 12 √3
" 60° 10.

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2B (continued)

11. Find x.
A 8.0 C 10.4 12

B 8.9 D 10.8 42° 11.

x
12. Find x to the nearest degree.
F 57 H 33 11
6
G 55 J 29 12.
x°

13. If a 24-foot ladder makes a 58° angle with the ground, how many feet up a
wall will it reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
A 38.4 ft B 20.8 ft C 20.4 ft D 12.7 ft 13.

14. A ship’s sonar finds that the angle of depression to a wreck on the bottom of
the ocean is 13.2°. If a point on the ocean floor is 75 meters directly below the
ship, how many meters is it from that point on the ocean floor to the wreck?
Round to the nearest tenth.
F 328.4 m G 319.8 m H 77.0 m J 17.6 m 14.

15. Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a building 125 feet tall casts a
shadow 196 feet long. Round to the nearest degree.
A 64° B 50° C 40° D 33° 15.

16. When the sun’s angle of elevation is 76°, a tree tilted ✹

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at an angle of 4° from the vertical casts an 18-foot
shadow on the ground. Find the length of the tree to
4°
the nearest tenth of a foot.
F 250.4 ft H 17.7 ft 76°
G 56.5 ft J 4.6 ft 18-foot shadow 16.

17. In △ABC, m∠A = 46, m∠B = 105, and c = 19.8. Find a to the nearest tenth.
A 29.4 B 28.5 C 15.7 D 14.7 17.

18. In △LMN, ℓ = 42, m = 61, and m∠N = 108. Find n to the nearest tenth.
F 7068.4 G 84.1 H 79.2 J 24.7 18.

$ with E(-11,-3) and F(7,-4)

19. Find the component from of EF
A 〈-18, 1〉 B 〈18, -1〉 C 〈-4, -7〉 D 〈4, 7〉 19.

20. An eagle is traveling along a path due east at a rate of 50 miles per hour and
the wind is blowing due north at 15 miles per hour. What is the magnitude of
the resultant velocity of the eagle?
F 35 mph G 50 mph H 65 mph J about 52.2 mph 20.

Bonus From a window 24 feet above the ground, the angle

of elevation to the top of another building is 38°. The
distance between the buildings is 63 feet. Find the height
of the building to the nearest tenth of a foot.
B:

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2C SCORE

1. Find the geometric mean between 2 and 5. 1.

For Questions 2–5, find x.

2. 3. 2.
4 x
x

6 2 12 3.

Assessment
4. 60 5. 4.
x 20 20
20 x

20 5.

x
6. Find x. 6.
22

7. In parallelogram ABCD, AD = 4 A D
and m∠D = 60. Find AF. 7.
F
B C
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8. Find x and y. 60° 8.

4√3 x
30°
y

9. Find x to the nearest tenth. x 9.

18°
9.2

10. An A-frame house is 40 feet high and

30 feet wide. Find the measure of the
40 ft
angle that the roof makes with the floor.
Round to the nearest degree. x° 10.
30 ft

11. A 30-foot tree casts a 12-foot shadow. Find the measure of the
angle of elevation of the Sun to the nearest degree. 11.

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2C (continued)

12. A boat is 1000 meters from a cliff. If

the angle of depression from the top
of the cliff to the boat is 15°, how tall 1000 m
is the cliff? Round your answer to
the nearest tenth. 12.

13. A plane flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet begins descending

when the end of the runway is 50,000 feet from a point on the
ground directly below the plane. Find the measure of the 13.
angle of descent (depression) to the nearest degree.

14.
14. Find x to the nearest tenth. 26

37° 52°
x

7 146° x 15.
15. Find x to the nearest tenth. 23°

16. A tree grew at a 3° slant from the

x
vertical. At a point 50 feet from the
tree, the angle of elevation to the top 17° 93°

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of the tree is 17°. Find the height of 50 ft 16.
the tree to the nearest tenth of a foot.

5 7 17.
17. Find x to the nearest degree. x°
11

18. In △XYZ, m∠X = 152, y = 15, and z = 19. Find x to the 18.
nearest tenth.

%: A(8, 8)
19. Find the magnitude and direction of the vector AZ 19.
and Z(1, −3).

s + %
20. Copy the vectors to find % t . s* t*
20.

B:
Bonus Find x. √
6

x 5

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2D SCORE

1. Find the geometric mean between 3 √"

6 and 5 √6
". 1.

For Questions 2–5, find x.

2. 3. 2.
8 x
x

12 3 10 3.

Assessment
4. 80 5. 4.
x 24 24
30 x

24 5.

6. Find x. x 6.
30

7. In parallelogram ABCD, AD = 14 A D
and m∠D = 60. Find AF. 7.
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F
B C

8. Find x and y. 60° 8.

8 √
3
x
30°
y

9. Find x to the nearest tenth. x 9.

16°
8.3

10. An A-frame house is 45 feet high and

32 feet wide. Find the measure of the
45 ft
angle that the roof makes with the
floor. Round to the nearest degree. x 10.
32 ft

11. A 38-foot tree casts a 16-foot shadow. Find the measure of the
angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. 11.

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 2D (continued)

12. A boat is 2000 meters from a cliff. If

the angle of depression from the top
of the cliff to the boat is 10°, how tall 2000 m
is the cliff? Round your answer to
the nearest tenth. 12.

13. A plane flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet begins descending

when the end of the runway is 60,000 feet from a point on the
ground directly below the plane. Find the measure of the
angle of descent (depression) to the nearest degree. 13.

14. Find x to the nearest tenth. 68° 14.

23 x

42°

17
15. Find x to the nearest degree. x° 15.
38° 6

16. A tree grew at a 3° slant from the x

vertical. At a point 60 feet from the

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tree, the angle of elevation to the top 14° 93°
of the tree is 14°. Find the height of 60 ft
the tree to the nearest tenth of a foot. 16.
8 9
17. Find x to the nearest degree. x° 17.
16

18. In △XYZ, m∠X = 156, y = 18, and z = 21. Find x to the

nearest tenth. 18.

$: P(−2, 4)
19. Find the magnitude and direction of the vector PQ
and Q(−5, −6). 19.

20. Copy the vectors to find $

d - $
f .
d* f*

20.

Bonus Find x. B:
2 √
15
x
16

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8 Chapter 8 Test, Form 3 SCORE

2 3
1. Find the geometric mean between − and − . 1.
9 9
2. Find x in △PQR. P 2x 2.
S
6
5

Q R

3. Find x in △XYZ. Y 3.

Assessment
√$
21
X Z
x+4 W x
4. If the length of one leg of a right triangle is three times the
length of the other and the hypotenuse is 20, find the length of
the shorter leg. 4.

5. Find the measure of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a

right triangle with legs that measure 3 and 4. 5.

6. Find x. 17
6.
x

8
9 3.5

7. Richmond is 200 kilometers due east of Teratown and

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Hamilton is 150 kilometers directly north of Teratown. Find

the shortest distance in kilometers between Hamilton and
Richmond. 7.

8. The measures of the sides of a triangle are 48, 55, and 73. Use
the Pythagorean Theorem to classify the triangle as acute,
obtuse, or right. 8.

9. Find the exact perimeter of this square. 9.

6 √
3

10. Find the exact perimeter of rectangle ABCD. D 12

C 10.

60°
A B
11. Find x and y. 11.
60° y
x
30°
15

12. △ABC is a 30°-60°-90° triangle with right angle A and

−−
with AC as the longer leg. If A(-4, -2) and B(-4, 6), find the
coordinates of C. 12.

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−− −−−
13. If AB # CD, find x and the A 12 B
−−−
exact length of CD. 13.
10

45° 60°
C x D

14. The angle of elevation from a point on the street to the top of
a building is 29°. The angle of elevation from another point on
the street, 50 feet farther away from the building, to the top of
the building is 25°. To the nearest foot, how tall is the
building? 14.

15. The angle of depression from the top of a flagpole on top of a

lighthouse to a boat on the ocean is 2.9°. The angle of
depression from the bottom of the flagpole to the boat is 2.6°.
If the boat is 400 feet away from shore and the lighthouse is
right on the edge of the shore, how tall is the flagpole? Round
your answer to the nearest foot. 15.

16. In △JKL, m∠J = 26.8, m∠K = 19, and k = 17. Find ℓ to the
nearest tenth. 16.

17. Don hit a golf ball from the tee toward the hole which is
250 yards away. However, due to the wind, his drive was 5° off

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did Don drive the ball? Round to the nearest tenth of a yard.

18. In △HJK, h = 7, j = 12.3, and k = 7.9. Find m∠K. Round your 18.
answer to the nearest degree.

(: W(15, 25)

19. Find the magnitude and direction of the vector WZ 19.
and Z(10, −6).

a + (
20. Copy the vectors to find ( a - (
b and ( b .

*b
*a
20.

Bonus A 50-foot vertical pole that stands on a hillside. The slope

of the hill side makes an angle of 10° with the horizontal.
Two guy wires extend from the top of the pole to points on
the hill 60 feet uphill and downhill from its base. Find the B:
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Demonstrate your knowledge by giving a clear, concise solution to

each problem. Be sure to include all relevant drawings and justify
your answers. You may show your solution in more than one way or
investigate beyond the requirements of the problem.

1. If the geometric mean between 10 and x is 6, what is x? Show how you

obtained your answer.

2.

Assessment
R

60°
P Q
8 S 2

a. Max used the following equations to find x in △PQR. Is Max correct?

Explain.

x = √##
8·2

x = √##
16

x=4

−−−
b. If ∠PRQ is a right angle, what is the measure of PS?
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3. To solve for x in a triangle, when would you use sin and when would you
use sin-1? Give an example for each type of situation.

4. Draw a diagram showing the angles of elevation and depression and label
each. How are the measures of these angles related?

5. Draw an obtuse triangle and label the vertices, the measures of two
angles, and the length of one side. Explain how to solve the triangle.

6. Irina is solving △ABC. She plans to first use the Law of Sines to find two
of the angles. Is Irina’s plan a good one? Explain.

B
4 12

A C
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(Chapters 1–8)

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Instructions: Fill in the appropriate circle for the best answer.

−− −−
1. If TA bisects ∠YTB, TC bisects ∠BTZ, Y T Z
m∠YTA = 4y + 6, and m∠BTC = 7y - 4, A C
find m∠CTZ. (Lesson 1-4) B
A 52 B 38 C 25 D8 1. A B C D

2. Which statement is always true? (Lesson 2-5)

F If right triangle QPR has sides q, p, and r, where r is the hypotenuse,
then r2 = p2 + q2.
−− −−
G If EF # HJ, then EF = HJ.
−− −− −− −−
H If KL and VT are cut by a transversal, then KL # VT.
−−− −−− −−−
J If DR and RH are congruent, then R bisects DH. 2. F G H J

$%& is y - 2 = 8(x + 3). Determine an equation for a

3. The equation for PT
$%&. (Lesson 3-4)
line perpendicular to PT
1 1
A y=− x-7 B y = 8x - 13 C y=-− x+2 D y = -8x 3. A B C D
8 8
−− −−
4. Angle Y in △XYZ measures 90°. XY and YZ each measure 16 meters.
Classify △XYZ. (Lesson 4-1)
F acute and isosceles H right and scalene
G equiangular and equilateral J right and isosceles 4. F G H J

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5. Two sides of a triangle measure 4 inches and 9 inches. Determine
which cannot be the perimeter of the triangle. (Lesson 5-3)
A 19 in. B 21 in. C 23 in. D 26 in. 5. A B C D

AB
6. △ABC ∼ △STR, so − = ? . (Lesson 6-2)
CA
AB ST TR RS
F − G − H − J − 6. F G H J
BC RS RS ST
7. The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are 452 meters
tall. A woman who is 1.75 meters tall stands 120 meters from the
base of one tower. Find the angle of elevation between the woman’s
hat and the top of the tower. Round to the nearest tenth. (Lesson 8-5)
A 14.8° B 34.9° C 55° D 75.1° 7. A B C D

8. Which equation can be used to find x?

(Lesson 8-4) x
y
F x = y sin 73° H x= − 73°
cos 73° y
y
G x = y cos 73° J x= − 8. F G H J
sin 73°
9. Which inequality describes the possible values
of x? (Lesson 5-6) 12
12

A x<4 C x>2 117° 85°

14
B x<2 D x>4 5x - 6 9. A B C D

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10. Ashley wants to make a poster for her campaign from a

photograph. She uses a photocopier to enlarge the 4 inch by 6 inch
photograph. What are the dimensions of the poster if she increases
the size of the photograph by a scale factor of 5? (Lesson 7-7)
F 2000 inches by 3000 inches H 9 inches by 11 inches
G 0.8 inches by 1.2 inches J 20 inches by 30 inches 10. F G H J

11. Find x. (Lesson 6-2)

A -3 C 5

Assessment
B 3 D 9 11. A B C D

12. Trapezoid ABCD has vertices A(1, 6), B(-2, 6), C(-10, -10), and
D(20, -10). Find the measure of ABCD’s midsegment to the
nearest tenth. (Lesson 6-6)
F 3 G 5.3 H 7.2 J 16.5 12. F G H J

For Questions 13 and 14, use the

figure to the right. P Q
60° 10
30° 5
L
13. Find QP to the nearest tenth. (Lesson 8-2) 9 R
M
A 7.5 B 12 C 18.3 D 19.6 13. A B C D

14. Find LM. (Lesson 8-3)

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G 5 √3 H 9 J 10 √"
3 14. F G H J

Part 2: Gridded Response

Instructions: Enter your answer by writing each digit of the answer in a column box and then
shading in the appropriate circle that corresponds to that entry.

15.
15. Find x so that ℓ # m. (Lesson 3-5)

(6x + 17)° (134 - 4x)° 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
ℓ m 3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9

16. Find c to the nearest tenth. (Lesson 8-6)

16.
B 27.7°

33 0 0 0 0 0
c 1 1 1 1 1
26.1° 2 2 2 2 2
126.2° 3 3 3 3 3
A C 4 4 4 4 4
19 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
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Part 3: Short Response

Instructions: Write your answer in the space provided.

For Questions 17 and 18, complete K L M

the following proof. (Lesson 2-7)
J
−− −−−
Given: JK " LM H
−−− −−
HJ " KL
−−− −−−
Prove: HK " KM
Proof:
Statements Reasons
−− −−− −−− −−
1. JK " LM, HJ " KL 1. Given
2. JK = LM, HJ = KL 2. (Question 17) 17.
3. (Question 18) 3. Segment Addition Post.
4. HJ + JK = KL + LM 4. Add. Prop. of Equality
5. HK = KM 5. Substitution Prop.
−−− −−−
6. HK " KM 6. Def. of " segments 18.

For Questions 19 and 20, use the figure A E

2 5
at the right. D
3

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19. Find the measure of the numbered B
25° 41°
C
angles if m∠ABC = 57 and
m∠BCE = 98. (Lesson 4-2) 19.
−−−
20. If BD is a midsegment of △ABC, AD = 2x - 6, and
DC = 22.5 - 4x, find AC. (Lesson 5-2) 20.

21. If △DEF " △HJK, m∠D = 26, m∠J = 3x + 5,

and m∠F = 92, find x. (Lesson 4-3) 21.

22. Use the Exterior Angle Inequality B

Theorem to list all of the angles 3 5
with measures that are less than 1 2 4 6 7 C
m∠1. (Lesson 5-3) A D 8
22.
F
23. a. Determine whether
△EFH ∼ △JGH. Justify your x G
answer. (Lesson 7-3) 18
60°
30°
E J
H
−−− 23a.
b. If G is the midpoint of FH, find x. (Lesson 8-3)
23b.

c. Use the value of x you found in part b to find the scale

factor of △EFH to △JGH. (Lesson 7-3) 23c.

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Chapter 8
8 Anticipation Guide 8-1 Study Guide and Intervention
Right Triangles and Trigonometry Geometric Mean
Geometric Mean The geometric mean between two numbers is the positive square
Step 1 Before you begin Chapter 8 root of their product. For two positive numbers a and b, the geometric mean of a and b is
a x 2 √""
• Read each statement. the positive number x in the proportion − x = −. Cross multiplying gives x = ab, so x = ab .
b
• Decide whether you Agree (A) or Disagree (D) with the statement.
Example Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.
• Write A or D in the first column OR if you are not sure whether you agree or disagree,

Chapter Resources
write NS (Not Sure). a. 12 and 3 b. 8 and 4
ab
x = √"" Definition of geometric mean ab
x = √"" Definition of geometric mean
STEP 1 STEP 2 12 . 3
= √""" a = 12 and b = 3 = √""
8.4 a = 8 and b = 4
Statement
A, D, or NS A or D (2 . 4) . 4 Factor.
(2 . 2 . 3) . 3
= √""""" Factor. = √""""
1. The geometric mean between two numbers is the =6 Simplify. = √"""
16 . 2 Associative Property
positive square root of their product. A The geometric mean between 12 and 3 is 6. = 4 √2" Simplify.
Lesson 8-1

The geometric mean between 8 and 4

2. An altitude drawn from the right angle of a right
triangle to its hypotenuse separates the triangle into D is 4 √"
2 or about 5.7.
two congruent triangles.
3. In a right triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is Exercises
equal to the sum of the lengths of the legs.
D
Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.
4. If any triangle has sides with lengths 3, 4, and 5,
then that triangle is a right triangle.
A
1. 4 and 4 4 2. 4 and 6 √""
24 or 2 √"
6 ≈ 4.9
5. If the two acute angles of a right triangle are 45°,

A1
then the length of the hypotenuse is √" 2 times the A
length of either leg. 1
3. 6 and 9 √""
54 or 3 √"
6 ≈ 7.3 4. − and 2 1
2
6. In any triangle whose angle measures are 30°, 60°,
and 90°, the hypotenuse is √" 3 times as long as the D
shorter leg.
5. 12 and 20 √""
240 or 4 √""
15 ≈ 15.5 6. 4 and 25 10
7. The sine ratio of an angle of a right triangle is equal
to the length of the adjacent side divided by the D
length of the hypotenuse.
8. The tangent of an angle of a right triangle whose 7. 16 and 30 √""
480 or 4 √""
30 ≈ 21.9 8. 10 and 100 √"""
1000 or 10 √""
10 ≈ 31.6
sides have lengths 3, 4, and 5 will be smaller than the
tangent of an angle of a right triangle whose sides
D
have lengths 6, 8, and 10. 1 1 √"
2
9. − and − ≈ 0.4 10. 17 and 3 √""
51 ≈ 7.1
2 4 √−"18 or −
4
9. Trigonometric ratios can be used to solve problems
involving angles of elevation and angles of depression.
A
Answers (Anticipation Guide and Lesson 8-1)

10. The Law of Sines can only be used in right triangles. D 11. 4 and 16 8 12. 3 and 24 √""
72 or 6 √2
" ≈ 8.5

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Step 2 After you complete Chapter 8

• Reread each statement and complete the last column by entering an A or a D.

• Did any of your opinions about the statements change from the first column?
• For those statements that you mark with a D, use a piece of paper to write an example
of why you disagree.

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Chapter 8
8-1 Skills Practice
Geometric Mean
Geometric Mean
Geometric Means in Right Triangles In the diagram, B
△ ABC ∼ △ ADB ∼ △ BDC. An altitude to the hypotenuse of a right Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers.
triangle forms two right triangles. The two triangles are similar and
each is similar to the original triangle. A C 1. 2 and 8 2. 9 and 36 3. 4 and 7
D
4 18 √%%
28 or 2 √%
7 ≈ 5.3
Example 1 Use right △ ABC with Example 2 Find x, y, and z.
−− −− 4. 5 and 10 5. 28 and 14 6. 7 and 36
BD ⊥ AC. Describe two geometric
15 = √&&&&
RP ' SP Geometric Mean (Leg) Theorem √%% √%% √%%
means. 50 or 5 √%
2 ≈ 7.1 392 or 14 √2
% ≈ 19.8 252 or 6 √%
7 ≈ 15.9
AD BD 25x
15 = √&& RP = 25 and SP = x R
a. △ ADB ∼ △ BDC so − =− . y
Write a similarity statement identifying the three similar triangles in the figure.
BD CD 225 = 25x Square each side. 25
In △ABC, the altitude is the geometric z S
7. A D 8. P M
mean between the two segments of the 9=x Divide each side by 25. x
hypotenuse. Q P
Then 15
b. △ ABC ∼ △ADB and △ABC ∼ △BDC, y = RP – SP
Lesson 8-1

C B L N
AC AB AC BC = 25 – 9
so − =− and − =− .
AB AD BC DC
= 16
In △ ABC, each leg is the geometric △ACB ∼ △CDB ∼ △ADC △MNL ∼ △NPL ∼ △MPN
mean between the hypotenuse and the
z = √&&&&
RS ' RP Geometric Mean (Leg) Theorem
segment of the hypotenuse adjacent to 9. E 10. S
H
that leg. = √&&&
16 ' 25 RS = 16 and RP = 25

400
= √&& Multiply.
R T
= 20 Simplify. G F U

A2
Exercises △EGF ∼ △GHF ∼ △EHG △RST ∼ △SUT ∼ △RUS
Find x, y, and z to the nearest tenth.

1. 2. 2 3. y
x z Find x, y and z.
x y 5
x 1 8
Answers (Lesson 8-1)

1 3 11. 12. z
z
x y
% ≈ 1.7 %% ≈ 3.2; z x
x = √3 x = √10 x = 3; 10 y
%% ≈ 3.7;
y = √14 %% or 6 √2
y = √72 % ≈ 8.5; 3 9
4
35 ≈ 5.9
z = √%% 8 or 2 √2
z = √% % ≈ 2.8 6; √%%
108 or 6 √3
% ≈ 10.4; √%%
40 or 2 √%% 56 or 2 √%%
10 ≈ 6.3; √%% 14 ≈ 7.5;
√%%
27 or 3 √%
3 ≈ 5.2 √%%
140 or 2 √%%
35 ≈ 11.8
4
4. 12
√" 5. 6. 13. 14.
z z
y x y y
z 15 z 5
y
√3 x 2 x
2 x 2
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x = 2; x = 2; 12 or 2 √3
x = √%% % ≈ 3.5; √%%
60 or 2 √%%
15 ≈ 7.7; 12.5; √%%
29 ≈ 5.4; √%%%
181.25 ≈ 13.5
y =3 % or 2 √2
y = √8 % ≈ 2.8; % or 2 √2
y = √8 % ≈ 2.8; √%%
285 or 2 √%%
19 ≈ 16.9;
√%%
76 ≈ 8.7
% or 2 √2
z = √8 % ≈ 2.8 24 or 2 √6
z = √%% % ≈ 4.9

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Chapter 8
8-1 Practice 8-1 Word Problem Practice
Geometric Mean Geometric Mean
Find the geometric mean between each pair of numbers. 1. SQUARES Wilma has a rectangle of 4. EXHIBITIONS A museum has a famous
dimensions ℓ by w. She would like to statue on display. The curator places the
4
1. 8 and 12 2. 3 and 15 3. − and 2 replace it with a square that has the statue in the corner of a rectangular
5
√""
2 10 same area. What is the side length of room and builds a 15-foot-long railing in
√""
96 or 4 √6
" ≈ 9.8 √""
45 or 3 √5
" ≈ 6.7 √"−85 or − ≈ 1.3 the square with the same area as front of the statue. Use the information
5
Write a similarity statement identifying the three similar triangles in the figure. Wilma’s rectangle? below to find how close visitors will be
√"" able to get to the statue.
ℓw , the geometric mean of ℓ
4. U 5. J M 7.2 ft
and w
Statue
T V L K 12 ft
A
2. EQUALITY Gretchen computed the
△VUT ∼ △UAT ∼ △VAU △JLK ∼ △LMK ∼ △JML geometric mean of two numbers. One of x
15 9 ft
the numbers was 7 and the geometric ft
Lesson 8-1

mean turned out to be 7 as well. What

Find x, y, and z. was the other number?
7
6. 8 7. 25
6
y 23
x x 5. CLIFFS A bridge connects to a tunnel
z y
z
as shown in the figure. The bridge is
3. VIEWING ANGLE A photographer 180 feet above the ground. At a distance
x = √""
184 or 2 √""
46 ≈ 13.6; x = √""
114 ≈ 10.7; wants to take a picture of a beach front. of 235 feet along the bridge out of the
His camera has a viewing angle of 90° tunnel, the angle to the base and

A3
y = √""
248 or 2 √""
62 ≈ 15.7 y = √""
150 or 5 √"
6 ≈ 12.2 and he wants to make sure two palm summit of the cliff is a right angle.
z = √""
713 ≈ 26.7 z = √""
475 or 5 √""
19 ≈ 21.8 trees located at points A and B in the Cliff
figure are just inside the edges of the
photograph.
8. 9. d x
y z 10
3 h
235 ft
2 x x y
z 20
Answers (Lesson 8-1)

180 ft

x = 4.5; x = 15;
x = √""
13 ≈ 3.6; 6.5 y = 5; x
a. What is the height of the cliff? Round
Walkway

z = √""
300 or 10 √3
" ≈ 17.3
to the nearest whole number.
307 ft
10. CIVIL An airport, a factory, and a shopping center are at the vertices of a right triangle A 90 ft 40 ft B
formed by three highways. The airport and factory are 6.0 miles apart. Their distances b. How high is the cliff from base to
from the shopping center are 3.6 miles and 4.8 miles, respectively. A service road will be summit? Round to the nearest whole
He walks out on a walkway that goes number.
constructed from the shopping center to the highway that connects the airport and
over the ocean to get the shot. If his 487 ft
factory. What is the shortest possible length for the service road? Round to the nearest
camera has a viewing angle of 90°, at
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what distance down the walkway should
he stop to take his photograph? c. What is the value of d? Round to the
60 ft nearest whole number.
387 ft

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Chapter 8
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The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Mathematics and Music The Pythagorean Theorem In a right triangle, the sum of the B
squares of the lengths of the legs equals the square of the length of c
a
Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher who lived during the sixth century B.C., the hypotenuse. If the three whole numbers a, b, and c satisfy the equation A b
C
believed that all nature, beauty, and harmony could be expressed by whole- 2 2 2
a + b = c , then the numbers a, b, and c form a
number relationships. Most people remember Pythagoras for his teachings Pythagorean triple. △ ABC is a right triangle.
about right triangles. (The sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of
so a2 + b2 = c2.
the hypotenuse.) But Pythagoras also discovered relationships between the
musical notes of a scale. These relationships can be expressed as ratios.
Example
C D E F G A B C′
1 8 4 3 2 3 8 1
a. Find a. b. Find c.
− − − − − − − − B
1 9 5 4 3 5 15 2 B
3 13 20 c
4
of C string a
When you play a stringed instrument, The C string can be used C A C A
12 30
you produce different notes by placing to produce F by placing
3 2 2 2 2 2
your finger on different places on a string. a finger − of the way a +b = c Pythagorean Theorem a +b = c2 Pythagorean Theorem
4
This is the result of changing the length along the string. a2 + 122 = 132 b = 12, c = 13 202 + 302 = c2 a = 20, b = 30
of the vibrating part of the string. a2 + 144 = 169 Simplify. 400 + 900 = c2 Simplify.
a2 = 25 Subtract. 1300 = c2 Add.
a = 5 Take the positive square root √$$
1300 = c Take the positive square root
Suppose a C string has a length of 16 inches. Write and solve of each side. of each side.
proportions to determine what length of string would have to 36.1 ≈ c Use a calculator.
Lesson 8-2

A4
vibrate to produce the remaining notes of the scale.
2 4
1. D 14 − in. 2. E 12 − in. 3. F 12 in. Exercises
9 5
Find x.
2 3 8 x
4. G 10 − in. 5. A 9 − in. 6. B 8− in. 1. 2. 3.
3 5 15 3 3 65
9 25
15
7. C′ 8 in. x
x

18 or 3 √#
√## 2 ≈ 4.2 12 60

8. Complete to show the distance between finger positions on the 16-inch 4. 4 5. 6.

x 9 x x
2 7 16
C string for each note. For example, C(16) - D 14 − = 1− .
( 5 28
9) 9 9 11
7 33
1 1 2
Answers (Lesson 8-1 and Lesson 8-2)

7 3− in. 5− in. 6− in. 7− in.

1− in.
5 4 in. 3 5 15 1 √### √##
C 9 D E F G A B 8 in. C′ − 1345 ≈ 36.7 663 ≈ 25.7
3
Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x.
7. 8. 45 9. x
8 28
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x 96

17

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Chapter 8
8-2 Study Guide and Intervention (continued) 8-2 Skills Practice
The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem If the sum of the squares C Find x.
of the lengths of the two shorter sides of a triangle equals the square of b a 1. 2. 3.
the lengths of the longest side, then the triangle is a right triangle. 13 x
A B x x
c 9
You can also use the lengths of sides to classify a triangle. 32
If a2 + b2 = c2, then 12 12
12
if a2 + b2 = c2 then △ABC is a right triangle. △ABC is a right triangle.
if a2 + b2 > c2 then △ABC is acute. 15 5 √###
1168 ≈ 34.2
if a2 + b2 < c2 then △ABC is obtuse.
4. 5. 6. 31
12.5 x 9 9
x 14
Example Determine whether △PQR is a right triangle. 1 x
20
10 25 8
a2 + b2 " c2 Compare c2 and a2 + b2
3 2
102 + (10 √$3 )2 " 202 a = 10, b = 10 √$
3 , c = 20 10√3
√###
468.75 ≈ 21.7 √##
65 ≈ 8.1 √###
1157 ≈ 34.0
100 + 300 " 400 Simplify.
400 = 400% Add. Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x.

7. 8. x 9. 12
Since c2 = and a2 + b2, the triangle is a right triangle.
x
5
8

20 x
Exercises 12 10
Lesson 8-2

Determine whether each set of measures can be the measures of the sides of a

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triangle. If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer.
13 6 16
1. 30, 40, 50 2. 20, 30, 40 3. 18, 24, 30
10. 11. x 12. 48
yes, right; yes, obtuse; yes, right; 25
502 = 302 + 402 402 > 202 + 302 302 = 242 + 182 x
50
x 24
40
Answers (Lesson 8-2)

4. 6, 8, 9 5. 6, 12, 18 6. 10, 15, 20 65

yes, acute; no; 6 + 12 = 18 yes, obtuse;

92 < 62 + 82 202 > 102 + 152 60 32 14
Determine whether each set of numbers can be measure of the sides of a triangle.
If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer.

7. √5
$, √$$
12 , √$$
13 8. 2, √$
8 , √$$
12 9. 9, 40, 41 13. 7, 24, 25 14. 8, 14, 20 15. 12.5, 13, 26
Yes, right triangle Yes, obtuse triangle No, 12.5 + 13 < 26
yes, acute; yes, right; yes, right;
2 2 2 2 2 7 2 + 24 2 = 25 2 8 2 + 14 2 < 20 2
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( √##
13 ) < ( √5 12 )
#) + ( √## ( √##
12 ) = ( √8
#) + 2 2 412 = 402 + 92
16. 3 √"
2 , √"
7, 4 17. 20, 21, 29 18. 32, 35, 70
Yes, acute triangle Yes, right triangle No, 32 + 35 < 70
(3 √#2 ) 2 + √7# 2 > 42 20 2 + 21 2 = 29 2

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Chapter 8
8-2 Practice 8-2 Word Problem Practice
The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Find x. 1. SIDEWALKS Construction workers are 5. PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLES Ms. Jones
building a marble sidewalk around a assigned her fifth-period geometry class
1. 2. 3. 26
park that is shaped like a right triangle. the following problem.
x 34 x
21
23 26
Each marble slab adds 2 feet to the Let m and n be two positive integers
18 length of the sidewalk. The workers
x with m > n. Let a = m2 – n2, b = 2mn,
13
find that exactly 1071 and 1840 slabs and c = m2 + n2.
√""
698 ≈ 26.4 √""
715 ≈ 26.7 √""
595 ≈ 24.4 are required to make the sidewalks
along the short sides of the park. How a. Show that there is a right triangle
34 many slabs are required to make the with side lengths a, b, and c.
4. 5. 6. 24 24
x x sidewalk that runs along the long side
x 16 Sample answer: a 2 + b 2 = (m 2 –
22 of the park?
14 42 n 2) 2 + (2mn) 2 = m 4 - 2m 2n 2 +
2129
n 4 + 4m 2n 2 = m 4 + 2m 2n 2+ n 4
√"""
1640 ≈ 40.5 √""
60 ≈ 7.7 √""
135 ≈ 11.6
and c 2 = (m 2 + n 2) 2 = m 4 +
2. RIGHT ANGLES Clyde makes a triangle
Use a Pythagorean Triple to find x. using three sticks of lengths 20 inches, 2m 2n 2+ n 4. This means that
7. 27 8. 21 inches, and 28 inches. Is the triangle a 2 + b 2 = c 2, so that a, b, and c
a right triangle? Explain. do form the sides of a right
136 no; 20 2 + 21 2 ≠ 28 2 triangle by the converse of the
36 x 120 Pythagorean Theorem.
45 64 3. TETHERS To help support a flag pole, a
50-foot-long tether is tied to the pole at
Lesson 8-2

x b. Complete the following table.

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a point 40 feet above the ground. The
tether is pulled taut and tied to an m n a b c
anchor in the ground. How far away 2 1 3 4 5
9. 39 10. from the base of the pole is the anchor?
42 3 1 8 6 10
30 ft
x x 3 2 5 12 13
65 52 144 4 1
4. FLIGHT An airplane lands at an airport 15 8 17
150
4 2
Answers (Lesson 8-2)

60 miles east and 25 miles north of 12 16 20

where it took off. 4 3 7 24 25
5 1 24 10 26
Determine whether each set of numbers can be measure of the sides of a triangle.
If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. Justify your answer. c. Find a Pythagorean triple that
corresponds to a right triangle with
11. 10, 11, 20 12. 12, 14, 49 13. 5 √2
", 10, 11 25 mi a hypotenuse 252 = 625 units long.
yes, obtuse triangle; no, 12 + 14 < 49; yes, acute triangle; (Hint: Use the table you completed
2 2 2 for Exercise b to find two positive
10 + 11 < 20 (5 √2") 2 + 10 2 > 11 2
integers m and n with m > n and
60 mi m2 + n2 = 625.)
14. 21.5, 24, 55.5 15. 30, 40, 50 16. 65, 72, 97
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no, 21.5 + 24 < 55.5 yes, right triangle; yes, right triangle; How far apart are the two airports? Sample answer: Take m = 24
30 2 + 40 2 = 50 2 65 2 + 72 2 = 97 2 65 mi and n = 7 to get a = 527,
dock b = 336, and c = 625.
17. CONSTRUCTION The bottom end of a ramp at a warehouse is 11 ft
10 feet from the base of the main dock and is 11 feet long. How ramp ?
high is the dock? about 4.6 ft high 10 ft

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Chapter 8
8-2 Enrichment 8-2 Spreadsheet Activity
Pythagorean Triples
Converse of a Right Triangle Theorem You can use a spreadsheet to determine whether three whole numbers
form a Pythagorean triple.
You have learned that the measure of the altitude from the vertex of
the right angle of a right triangle to its hypotenuse is the geometric
mean between the measures of the two segments of the hypotenuse. Example 1 Use a spreadsheet to determine whether the numbers 12, 16, and 20
Is the converse of this theorem true? In order to find out, it will help form a Pythagorean triple.
to rewrite the original theorem in if-then form as follows.
Step 1 In cell A1, enter 12. In cell B1, enter 16 and in cell C1, enter 20.
If △ABQ is a right triangle with right angle at Q, then Q The longest side should be entered in column C.
QP is the geometric mean between AP and PB, where P
−−− −− Step 2 In cell D1, enter an equals sign followed by
is between A and B and QP is perpendicular to AB.
IF(A1^2+B1^2=C1^2,“YES”,“NO”). This will
return “YES” if the set of numbers is a
Pythagorean triple and will return “NO” if it
A B is not. ฀ ฀ ฀
P

The numbers 12, 16, and 20 form a Pythagorean triple.

1. Write the converse of the if-then form of the theorem.

Example 2 Use a spreadsheet to determine whether the numbers 3, 6, and 12
If QP is the geometric mean between AP and form a Pythagorean triple.
−− −−
PB, where P is between A and B and QP ⊥ AB,
Lesson 8-2

then △ABQ is a right triangle with right angle Step 1 In cell A2, enter 3, in cell B2, enter 6, and in cell C2, enter 12.

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at Q.
Step 2 Click on the bottom right corner of cell D1 and drag it to D2. This
will determine whether or not the set of numbers is a Pythagorean
triple.

The numbers 3, 6, and 12 do not form a Pythagorean triple.

2. Is the converse of the original theorem true? Refer Q
to the figure at the right to explain your answer. Exercises
Answers (Lesson 8-2)

2 PQ PB Use a spreadsheet to determine whether each set of numbers

Yes; (PQ) = (AP)(PB) implies that − = − .
AP PQ forms a Pythagorean triple.
Since both ∠APQ and ∠QPB are right
angles, they are congruent. Therefore 1. 14, 48, 50 2. 16, 30, 34 3. 5, 5, 9
A B
P yes yes no
△APQ ∼ △QPB by SAS similarity. So
∠A & ∠PQB and ∠AQP & ∠B. But the acute 4. 4, 5, 7 5. 18, 24, 30 6. 10, 24, 26
angles of △AQP are complementary and no yes yes
m∠AQB = m∠AQP + m∠PQB. Hence
7. 25, 60, 65 8. 2, 4, 5 9. 19, 21, 22
m∠AQB = 90 and △AQB is a right triangle
yes no no
with right angle at Q.
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10. 18, 80, 82 11. 5, 12, 13 12. 20, 48, 52

You may find it interesting to examine the other theorems in
Chapter 8 to see whether their converses are true or false. You will
yes yes yes
need to restate the theorems carefully in order to write their
converses.

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Special Right Triangles Special Right Triangles

Properties of 45°-45°-90° Triangles The sides of a 45°-45°-90° right triangle have a Properties of 30°-60°-90° Triangles The sides of a 30°-60°-90° right triangle also
special relationship. have a special relationship.

Example 1 If the leg of a 45°-45°-90° Example 2 In a 45°-45°-90° right Example 1 In a 30°-60°-90° right triangle the hypotenuse . a 2
right triangle is x units, show triangle the hypotenuse is √2 " times is twice the shorter leg. Show that the longer leg is √"
3 times 30°
that the hypotenuse is x √" 2 units. the leg. If the hypotenuse is 6 units, the shorter leg. x
find the length of each leg. 2x
60°
45° △ MNQ is a 30°-60°-90° right triangle, and the length of the
2
x √ The hypotenuse is √2 # times the leg, so −−− −−−
x hypotenuse MN is two times the length of the shorter side NQ. /
45° divide the length of the hypotenuse by √# 2. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
x 6
a=− a2 = (2x)2 - x2 a2 = c2 - b2
#
√2
Using the Pythagorean Theorem with #
6 . √2 a2 = 4x2 - x2 Multiply.
a = b = x, then = − −
#
√2 #
√2 a2 = 3x2 Subtract.
c2 = a2 + b2 6 √2#
=− 3x2
a = √## Take the positive square root of each side.
c2 = x2 + x2 2
3
a = x √# Simplify.
c2 = 2x2 2 units
= 3 √#
2x2
c = √## Example 2 In a 30°-60°-90° right triangle, the hypotenuse is 5 centimeters.
2
c = x √#
Find the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

Exercises If the hypotenuse of a 30°-60°-90° right triangle is 5 centimeters, then the length of the
shorter leg is one-half of 5, or 2.5 centimeters. The length of the longer leg is √3
# times the

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Find x.
3 ) centimeters.
length of the shorter leg, or (2.5)( √#
1. 2. 2
3 √ 3.
45° x 45° 4
Exercises
45° x Find x and y.
8 45°
x y
1. 60°
2. 3.
8 √2
" ≈ 11.3 3 4 √2
" ≈ 5.7 1
x 11
2 x 60° x
Lesson 8-3
Answers (Lesson 8-3)

30° 8 30°
18 y y
4. 5. 6.
16
x = 1; 3 ≈ 13.9;
x = 8 √" x = 5.5;
x
x x 24 √2 " ≈ 0.9
y = 0.5 √3 y = 16 3 ≈ 9.5
y = 5.5 √"
45° 4. 5. 6.
45° y 60° y 60° 20
x
x x x y
30°
9 √2
" ≈ 12.7 8 √2
" ≈ 11.3 24 3
9 √ 12 x

7. If a 45°-45°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse length of 12, find the leg length. x = 9; 3 ≈ 6.9;
x = 4 √" 3 ≈ 17.3;
x = 10 √"
6 √2
" ≈ 8.5 y = 18 3 ≈ 13.9
y = 8 √" y = 10
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8. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of of the triangle.
25 inches. 25 √"2
− in. ≈ 17.7 in. 24 √3
" feet ≈ 41.6 ft
2 8. Find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle that has an altitude length of
9. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of 45 centimeters.
14 centimeters. 14 √2 " cm ≈ 19.8 cm 30 √3
" cm ≈ 52 cm
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Chapter 8
8-3 Skills Practice 8-3 Practice
Special Right Triangles Special Right Triangles
Find x. Find x.
1. 2. 3. x
1. 2. 3. x
45°
45°
x x 17 x
48 x 45
22

45° 45° 45° 45°

25 14
"
17 √2 "
45 √2
"
25 √2 8.5 √"
2 or − "
48 √2 "
14 √2 22.5 √2
" or − 22 √"
2
2 2
4. 5. 6. 4. 5. 6.
x 100 x 88
88 x
5 √2 x
45° 45° 45° 45°
100 x 45° 210 x
45°

"
50 √2 100 √"
2 "
44 √2 "
105 √2 88 √"
2 10
"
7. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of 26. 13 √2 Find x and y.
8. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of 7. 8. 4 √3
50 centimeters. x
9
x 60°
50 √2
" cm
30° y
Find x and y. y

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9. 10. 8 √3 11. 30°
x = 18; x = 6;
x y = 9 √"
3 y = 2 √"
3
11
x 60°
30° y x y
9. 10. x
y
30° y 60°
x y
98
5 √3
Lesson 8-3
Answers (Lesson 8-3)

"
22; 11 √3 "
12; 4 √3 "
15; 10 √3 x = 49;
20
"
y = 49 √3
12. x 13. x 14.
60° ";
x = 20 √3
30° 52 √3
y
y 60° 21√3 y = 40
y
11. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of 38.
30 x
"
19 √2
"
15; 15 √3 42; 21 "
78; 26 √3 12. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of
77 centimeters. 77 √2" cm

15. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 27 feet. Determine the length of a side 13. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 33 feet. Determine the length of a side
of the triangle.
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"
18 √3 14. BOTANICAL GARDENS One of the displays at a botanical garden 6 yd

16. Find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle that has an altitude length of is an herb garden planted in the shape of a square. The square
measures 6 yards on each side. Visitors can view the herbs from a 6 yd 6 yd
11 √"
3 feet.
diagonal pathway through the garden. How long is the pathway?
22 6 yd
6 √"
2 yd or about 8.49 yd
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Special Right Triangles
1. ORIGAMI A square piece of paper 4. WINDOWS A large stained glass Constructing Values of Square Roots
150 millimeters on a side is folded in window is constructed from six 30°-60°- The diagram at the right shows a right isosceles triangle with
half along a diagonal. The result is a 90° triangles as shown in the figure. two legs of length 1 inch. By the Pythagorean Theorem, the length
45°-45°-90° triangle. What is the length 1
of the hypotenuse is √$2 inches. By constructing an adjacent right
of the hypotenuse of this triangle? triangle with legs of √$
2 inches and 1 inch, you can create a segment
150 √#
2 mm √ $
of length 3 .
3
√

2. ESCALATORS A 40-foot-long escalator 2

√ 1
By continuing this process as shown below, you can construct a
rises from the first floor to the second
3m “wheel” of square roots. This wheel is called the “Wheel of Theodorus”
floor of a shopping mall. The escalator
after a Greek philosopher who lived about 400 B.C.
makes a 30° angle with the horizontal. What is the height of the window? 1

4 √3#
− m ≈ 2.31 m Continue constructing the wheel until you make a segment of
3 length √$$
18 .
5. MOVIES Kim and Yolanda are
40 ft watching a movie in a movie theater. 1
1
? ft Yolanda is sitting x feet from the screen
and Kim is 15 feet behind Yolanda.
1
30° 1
√
4=2 3
√
How high above the first floor is the
second floor? 5
√
2
√

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1
20ft 30° 45°
6
√
15 ft x ft
√$
18
3. HEXAGONS A box of chocolates shaped 1
√
7
like a regular hexagon is placed snugly The angle that Kim’s line of sight
inside of a rectangular box as shown in to the top of the screen makes with √$
17
the figure. the horizontal is 30°. The angle that
8
√
Lesson 8-3
Answers (Lesson 8-3)

Yolanda’s line of sight to the top of the

√$
16 = 4
screen makes with the horizontal is 45°.

a. How high is the top of the screen in √

9=3
terms of x? √$
15
x ft 10
√$
√$
14
√$
11 13
√$
x + 15 12
√$
b. What is −
x ?
√3
# ft
If the side length of the hexagon is
3 inches, what are the dimensions of c. How far is Yolanda from the screen?
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6 in. by 3 √3
# in. tenth.
20.5 ft

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Trigonometry Trigonometry
Trigonometric Ratios The ratio of the lengths of two sides of a right S Use Inverse Trigonometric Ratios You can use a calculator and the sine, cosine,
triangle is called a trigonometric ratio. The three most common ratios r t or tangent to find the measure of the angle, called the inverse of the trigonometric ratio.
are sine, cosine, and tangent, which are abbreviated sin, cos, and tan,
respectively. T s R

leg opposite ∠R leg adjacent to ∠R leg opposite ∠R Example Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠T to the nearest tenth.
sin R = − cos R = −− tan R = −−
hypotenuse hypotenuse leg adjacent to ∠R

= −r = −s = −rs The measures given are those of the leg opposite ∠T and the 4 29 3
t t hypotenuse, so write an equation using the sine ratio.
opp 29
sin T = − sin T = − 34
Example B hyp 34
Find sin A, cos A, and tan A. Express each ratio as
13
a fraction and a decimal to the nearest hundredth. 5 29 29 5
If sin T = − , then sin-1 − = m∠T.
C A 34 34
12
Use a calculator. So, m∠T ≈ 58.5.
opposite leg adjacent leg opposite leg
sin A = − cos A = − tan A = −
hypotenuse hypotenuse adjacent leg
BC AC BC
=− =− =− Exercises
BA AB AC
5 12 5 Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠T to the nearest tenth.
=− =− =−
13 13 12
1. 4 2. 4 7 3 3. 4
≈ 0.38 ≈ 0.92 ≈ 0.42
14 √3 34
34
Exercises 3 5

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18
Find sin J, cos J, tan J, sin L, cos L, and tan L. Express each ratio as a fraction 3 87
and as a decimal to the nearest hundredth if necessary. 5

1. + 2. + 3. +
5
24 √3
12 √3 35.5° 22.9° 67°
32 40
20
16 36
Answers (Lesson 8-4)

, -
4. 4 5. 4 6. 4
, 24 - 3
10 √3 14 √2
, 12 - 32
101 3
12 24 36 5 39
sin J = − = 0.6; sin J = − = 0.6; sin J = − ≈ 0.87; 5 67 3 5
20 40 24 √$3
16 32
cos J = − = 0.8; cos J = − = 0.8; 12 √$3 71.5° 75° 30.5°
20 40 cos J = − = 0.5;
Lesson 8-4

12 24 24 √$3
tan J = − = 0.75; tan J = − = 0.75; 36
16 32 tan J = − ≈ 1.73;
16 32 12 √$3
sin L = − = 0.8; sin L = − = 0.8;
20 40 12 √$3
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12 24 sin L = − = 0.5;
cos L = − = 0.6; cos L = − = 0.6; 24 √$3
20 32
16 32 36
tan L = − ≈ 1.33 tan L = − ≈ 1.33 cos L = − ≈ 0.87;
12 24 24 √$ 3
12 √$3
tan L = − ≈ 0.58
36
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8-4 Skills Practice 8-4 Practice
Trigonometry Trigonometry
Find sin R, cos R, tan R, sin S, cos S, and tan S. S Find sin L, cos L, tan L, sin M, cos M, and tan M. N
Express each ratio as a fraction and as a decimal to the t Express each ratio as a fraction and as a decimal to the m
nearest hundredth. r nearest hundredth.
L M
n
R s
T
1. r = 16, s = 30, t = 34 2. r = 10, s = 24, t = 26 1. ℓ = 15, m = 36, n= 39 2. ℓ = 12, m = 12 √#
3 , n = 24
8 5 5 1
sin R = − ≈ 0.47; sin R = − ≈ 0.38; sin L = − ≈ 0.38; sin L = − = 0.50;
17 13 13 2
15 12 12 √3$
cos R = − ≈ 0.88; cos R = − ≈ 0.92; cos L = − ≈ 0.92; cos L = − ≈ 0.87;
17 13 13 2
8 5 5 1 √$
3
tan R = − ≈ 0.53; tan R = − ≈ 0.42; tan L = − ≈ 0.42; tan L = − or − ≈ 0.58;
15 12 12 3
15 12 √3$
sin S = − ≈ 0.88; sin S = − ≈ 0.92;
17 13 12 $
√3
8 5 sin M = − ≈ 0.92; sin M = − ≈ 0.87;
cos S = − ≈ 0.47; cos S = − ≈ 0.38; 13 2
17 13
15 12 5 1
tan S = − ≈ 1.88 tan S = − ≈ 2.4 cos M = − ≈ 0.38; cos M = − = 0.50;
8 5 13 2
12
tan M = − ≈ 2.4 3 ≈ 1.73
tan M = √$
Use a special right triangle to express each trigonometric ratio as a fraction and 5
as a decimal to the nearest hundredth if necessary. Find x. Round to the nearest hundredth.
1 1
3. sin 30° −; 0.5 4. tan 45° 1 5. cos 60° −; 0.5 3. 4. 5.
2 2 29
64°
11 32

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√$
3 $
√3 $
√2 29°
6. sin 60° −; 0.87 7. tan 30° −; 0.58 8. cos 45° −; 0.71 x
2 3 2 41°
x x

Find x. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary. 22.55 25.36 24.15

9. $ 10. : 11. 1
12
x
7 x 15°
Answers (Lesson 8-4)

Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠B to the nearest tenth.

12 x . /
36°
6. # 7. " 8.
" # 63°
#
9 8 39
7
8 $
" $
x = 5.09 x = 13.47 x = 3.11 25

$ 14 " 30
Use a calculator to find the measure of ∠B to the nearest tenth.
#
Lesson 8-4

12. # 13. " 14. #

12 60.3° 33.6° 79.7°
18 x°
6 # 19 9. GEOGRAPHY Diego used a theodolite to map a region of land for his
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15 class in geomorphology. To determine the elevation of a vertical rock

x° formation, he measured the distance from the base of the formation to
x°
$ $ 22 " his position and the angle between the ground and the line of sight to the 36°
" $
43 m
70.5° 36.9° 49.2° top of the formation. The distance was 43 meters and the angle was
36°. What is the height of the formation to the nearest meter?
31 m
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Trigonometry
1. RADIO TOWERS Kay is standing near 4. LINES Jasmine draws line m on a Sine and Cosine of Angles
a 200-foot-high radio tower. coordinate plane.
The following diagram can be used to obtain approximate values for the sine and cosine of
angles from 0° to 90°. The radius of the circle is 1. So, the sine and cosine values can be
5 y read directly from the vertical and horizontal axes.
90°
80°
m 1
70°
? ft 200 ft
-5 O 5 x
0.9 60°

0.8 50°
49°

0.7
40°
Use the information in the figure to What angle does m make with the 0.6
determine how far Kay is from the top of x-axis? Round your answer to the
the tower. Express your answer as a nearest degree. 30°
trigonometric function. 0.5
18°
200
− 0.4
sin 49° 5. NEIGHBORS Amy, Barry, and Chris live
20°
on the same block. Chris lives up the
2. RAMPS A 60-foot ramp rises from the street and around the corner from Amy, 0.3
first floor to the second floor of a parking and Barry lives at the corner between
garage. The ramp makes a 15° angle

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Amy and Chris. The three homes are the 0.2
with the ground. 10°
vertices of a right triangle.
0.1 1
Chris
60 ft
? ft 64°
0°
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 40°
15° 0.64
Barry
Answers (Lesson 8-4)

26° Example Find approximate values for sin 40° and c = 1 unit
Amy cos 40°. Consider the triangle formed by the segment
How high above the first floor is the
marked 40°, as illustrated by the shaded triangle at right. a = sin x°
second floor? Express your answer as a
a 0.64 b 0.77 x°
trigonometric function. sin 40° = − or 0.64 cos 40° = − or 0.77 0 b = cos x° 0.77 1
c ≈−1 c ≈−1
60 sin 15° a. Give two trigonometric expressions
for the ratio of Barry’s distance from 1. Use the diagram above to complete the chart of values.
3. TRIGONOMETRY Melinda and Walter Amy to Chris’ distance from Amy.
were both solving the same trigonometry cos 26° or sin 64° x° 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90°
Lesson 8-4

problem. However, after they finished b. Give two trigonometric expressions sin x° 0 0.17 0.34 0.5 0.64 0.77 0.87 0.94 0.98 1
their computations, Melinda said the for the ratio of Barry’s distance from
answer was 52 sin 27° and Walter said Chris to Amy’s distance from Chris. cos x° 1 0.98 0.94 0.87 0.77 0.64 0.5 0.34 0.17 0
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the answer was 52 cos 63°. Could they

both be correct? Explain. cos 64° or sin 26°
Yes, they are both correct. c. Give a trigonometric expression for 2. Compare the sine and cosine of two complementary angles (angles with a
Because 27 + 63 = 90, the the ratio of Amy’s distance from sum of 90°). What do you notice?
sine of 27° is the same ratio as Barry to Chris’ distance from Barry. The sine of an angle is equal to the cosine of the
the cosine of 63°. tan 64° complement of the angle.

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Angles of Elevation and Depression Angles of Elevation and Depression

Angles of Elevation and Depression Many real-world problems h t Two Angles of Elevation or Depression Angles of elevation or depression to two
f sig
that involve looking up to an object can be described in terms of an angle lin
eo different objects can be used to estimate distance between those objects. The angles from
of elevation, which is the angle between an observer’s line of sight two different positions of observation to the same object can be used to estimate the height
and a horizontal line. angle of
of the object.
elevation
angle of
horizontal depression Example "
When an observer is looking down, the angle of depression is the To estimate the height of a garage,
10°
t Jason sights the top of the garage at a 42° angle % x
angle between the observer’s line of sight and a horizontal line. gh 42° Building
si #
of of elevation. He then steps back 20 feet and sites
line 6 ft 20 ft $ y
Y
the top at a 10° angle. If Jason is 6 feet tall,
how tall is the garage to the nearest foot?
Example The angle of elevation from point A to the top △ ABC and △ ABD are right triangles. We can determine AB = x and CB = y,
of a cliff is 34°. If point A is 1000 feet from the base of the cliff, x and DB = y + 20.
how high is the cliff? 34° Use △ ABC. Use △ ABD.
"
1000 ft x x
Let x = the height of the cliff. tan 42° = −
y or y tan 42° = x tan 10° = − or (y + 20) tan 10° = x
y + 20
x opposite
tan 34° = − tan = − Substitute the value for x from △ ABD in the equation for △ ABC and solve for y.
1000 adjacent
1000(tan 34°) = x Multiply each side by 1000. y tan 42° = (y + 20) tan 10°
674.5 ≈ x Use a calculator. y tan 42° = y tan 10° + 20 tan 10°
The height of the cliff is about 674.5 feet. y tan 42° − y tan 10° = 20 tan 10°
y (tan 42° − tan 10°) = 20 tan 10°
Exercises 20 tan 10°
y = −− ≈ 4.87

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tan 42° - tan 10°
1. HILL TOP The angle of elevation from point A to the top of a hill is 49°.
If point A is 400 feet from the base of the hill, how high is If y ≈ 4.87, then x = 4.87 tan 42° or about 4.4 feet. Add Jason’s height, so the garage is
?? about 4.4 + 6 or 10.4 feet tall.
the hill?
460 ft A 49°
400 ft
Exercises
"
Sun 1. CLIFF Sarah stands on the ground and sights the top of
2. SUN Find the angle of elevation of the Sun when a 12.5-meter-tall a steep cliff at a 60° angle of elevation. She then
Answers (Lesson 8-5)

telephone pole casts an 18-meter-long shadow. Steep

12.5 m
steps back 50 meters and sights the top of the steep x cliff
35° cliff at a 30° angle. If Sarah is 1.8 meters tall,
?
18 m how tall is the steep cliff to the nearest meter? % 30° 60°
y
#
1.8m 50m $
3. SKIING A ski run is 1000 yards long with a vertical drop of ? about 45 meters
208 yards. Find the angle of depression from the top 1000 yd 208 yd
of the ski run to the bottom. 2. BALLOON The angle of depression from a hot air balloon on
l lo
Ba
12° in the air to a person on the ground is 36°. If the person
"
steps back 10 feet, the new angle of depression is 25°.
If the person is 6 feet tall, how far off the ground is the
x
4. AIR TRAFFIC From the top of a 120-foot-high tower, an 19° hot air balloon? % 25° 36°
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10 ft y
at an angle of depression of 19°. How far from the base of about 19 feet 6 ft $
?
the tower is the airplane?
348.5 ft
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8-5 Skills Practice 8-5 Practice
Angles of Elevation and Depression Angles of Elevation and Depression
Name the angle of depression or angle of elevation in each figure. Name the angle of depression or angle of elevation in each figure.

1. F 2. T R 1. T R 2. R P

L
W Z Y
S T S
L M

∠FLS; ∠TSL ∠RTW; ∠SWT ∠TRZ; ∠YZR ∠PRM; ∠LMR

3. D C 4.
Z W 3. WATER TOWERS A student can see a water tower from the closest point of the soccer
B A field at San Lobos High School. The edge of the soccer field is about 110 feet from the
R P water tower and the water tower stands at a height of 32.5 feet. What is the angle of
elevation if the eye level of the student viewing the tower from the edge of the soccer
∠DCB; ∠ABC ∠WZP; ∠RPZ field is 6 feet above the ground? Round to the nearest tenth.
about 13.5°

5. MOUNTAIN BIKING On a mountain bike trip along the Gemini Bridges Trail in Moab, 4. CONSTRUCTION A roofer props a ladder against a wall so that the top of the ladder
Utah, Nabuko stopped on the canyon floor to get a good view of the twin sandstone reaches a 30-foot roof that needs repair. If the angle of elevation from the bottom of the
bridges. Nabuko is standing about 60 meters from the base of the canyon cliff, and the ladder to the roof is 55°, how far is the ladder from the base of the wall? Round your
natural arch bridges are about 100 meters up the canyon wall. If her line of sight is answer to the nearest foot.
5 metres above the ground, what is the angle of elevation to the top of the bridges? about 21 ft

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Round to the nearest tenth degree.
about 57.7° 5. TOWN ORDINANCES The town of Belmont restricts the height
of flagpoles to 25 feet on any property. Lindsay wants to
x
6. SHADOWS Suppose the sun casts a shadow off a 35-foot building. determine whether her school is in compliance with the regulation. 25°
If the angle of elevation to the sun is 60°, how long is the shadow Her eye level is 5.5 feet from the ground and she stands 36 feet 5.5 ft
35 ft 36 ft
to the nearest tenth of a foot? from the flagpole. If the angle of elevation is about 25°,
about 20.2 ft 60° what is the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth?
Answers (Lesson 8-5)

?
about 22.3 ft
7. BALLOONING Angie sees a hot air balloon in the Balloon
sky from her spot on the ground. The angle of 6. GEOGRAPHY Stephan is standing on the ground by "
10° x
elevation from Angie to the balloon is 40°. If she steps a mesa in the Painted Desert. Stephan is 1.8 meters
% 40° x
back 200 feet, the new angle of elevation is 10°. y tall and sights the top of the mesa at 29°. Stephan steps 25°
5.5 ft 200 ft # mesa
If Angie is 5.5 feet tall, how far off the ground $ 29°
back 100 meters and sights the top at 25°. How tall is 100 m y #
is the hot air balloon? 1.8 m $
the mesa?
about 50.1 ft about 296 m
Kyle’s eyes
8. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT Kyle is at the end 20° 7. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT Mr. Dominguez is standing Mr. Dominguez
3 ft
of a pier 30 feet above the ocean. His eye level is pier on a 40-foot ocean bluff near his home. He can see his two 34°
6 ft
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3 feet above the pier. He is using binoculars to 30 ft dogs on the beach below. If his line of sight is 6 feet above
watch a whale surface. If the angle of depression whale water level the ground and the angles of depression to his dogs are 40 ft bluff
of the whale is 20°, how far is the whale from 34° and 48°, how far apart are the dogs to the nearest foot?
Kyle’s binoculars? Round to the nearest tenth foot.
about 27 ft
about 96.5 ft
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Angles of Elevation and Depression
1. LIGHTHOUSES Sailors on a ship at sea 4. PEAK TRAM The Peak Tram in Hong Best Seat in the House
spot the light from a lighthouse. The Kong connects two terminals, one at the Most people want to sit in the best seat in the movie theater. The best seat could be
angle of elevation to the light is 25°. base of a mountain, and the other at the defined as the seat that allows you to see the maximum amount of screen. The picture
summit. The angle of elevation of the below represents this situation.
upper terminal from the lower terminal
is about 15.5°. The distance between the
30m
two terminals is about 1365 meters.
25°
About how much higher above sea level
? is the upper terminal compared to the
lower terminal? Round your answer to screen
40 ft
the nearest meter.
The light of the lighthouse is 30 meters
above sea level. How far from the shore 365 m
is the ship? Round your answer to the
nearest meter. 5. HELICOPTERS Jermaine and John are
c˚
64 m watching a helicopter hover above the
ground. a˚
10 ft
b˚
2. RESCUE A hiker dropped his backpack Helicopter
over one side of a canyon onto a ledge (Not drawn to scale) x ft
below. Because of the shape of the cliff,
he could not see exactly where it landed. h

115 ft 48° 55° To determine the best seat in the house, you want to find what value of x allows you to see
32° Jermaine 10 m John x
the maximum amount of screen. The value of x is how far from the screen you should sit.

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? ft Jermaine and John are standing 1. To maximize the amount of screen viewed, which angle value needs to be maximized?
10 meters apart. Why?
Angle with measure a because this is how much of the screen can
Backpack
be viewed.
a. Find two different expressions that
2. What is the value of a if x = 10 feet?
can be used to find the h, height of
33.7 ft
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From the other side, the park ranger the helicopter.

reports that the angle of depression to h = x tan 55°; 3. What is the value of a if x = 20 feet?
the backpack is 32°. If the width of the h = (x + 10) tan 48° 41.6 ft
canyon is 115 feet, how far down did
b. Equate the two expressions you found
the backpack fall? Round your answer
for Exercise a to solve for x. Round 4. What is the value of a if x = 25 feet?
to the nearest foot.
your answer to the nearest 41.6 ft
72 ft hundredth.
34.98 m 5. What is the value of a if x = 35 feet?
3. AIRPLANES The angle of elevation to 39.1 ft
an airplane viewed from the control
tower at an airport is 7°. The tower is c. How high above the ground is the
helicopter? Round your answer to the 6. What is the value of a if x = 55 feet?
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nearest hundredth. 32 ft
the altitude is 5200 feet. How far away
from the control tower is the airplane? 49.95 m
Round your answer to the nearest foot. 7. Which value of x gives the greatest value of a? So, where is the best seat in the movie
theater?
41,028 ft
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The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
The Law of Sines In any triangle, there is a special relationship between the angles of The Law of Cosines Another relationship between the sides and angles of any triangle
the triangle and the lengths of the sides opposite the angles. is called the Law of Cosines. You can use the Law of Cosines if you know three sides of a
sin A sin B sin C
triangle or if you know two sides and the included angle of a triangle.
Law of Sines − a
=− =− c
b
Let △ABC be any triangle with a, b, and c representing the measures of the sides opposite
Law of Cosines the angles with measures A, B, and C, respectively. Then the following equations are true.
Lesson 8-6

Example 1 Find b. Round to the Example 2 Find d. Round to the a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A b2 = a2 - c2 - 2ac cos B c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C
nearest tenth. nearest tenth.
Example 1 Find c. Round to the nearest tenth.
B By the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem,
74° 30 m∠E = 180 - (82 + 40) or 58. c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C Law of Cosines C
& c2 = 122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48° a = 12, b = 10, m∠C = 48
45° 10 48° 12
C A
b d
c = 122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48°
√'''''''''''' Take the square root of each side.
sin C sin B 82° 40° A c B
− Law of Sines % ' c ≈ 9.1 Use a calculator.
c =− b 24
sin 45° sin 74° sin D sin E
− =− m∠C = 45, c = 30, m∠B = 74
30 b − =− Law of Sines
d e Example 2 Find m∠A. Round to the nearest degree.
b sin 45° = 30 sin 74° Cross Products Property sin 82° sin 58°
−=− m∠D = 82, m∠E = 58, C
d 24 a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A Law of Cosines
30 sin 74° e = 24 7
b=− Divide each side by sin 45°. 72 = 52 + 82 - 2(5)(8) cos A a = 7, b = 5, c = 8
sin 45° 24 sin 82° = d sin 58° Cross Products Property B
b ≈ 40.8 Use a calculator. 49 = 25 + 64 - 80 cos A Multiply.
24 sin 82° 5
− =d Divide each side by sin 58°. -40 = -80 cos A Subtract 89 from each side. 8
sin 58°
1
d ≈ 28.0 Use a calculator. − = cos A Divide each side by -80.
2 A

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Exercises -1 1
cos − =A Use the inverse cosine.
2
Find x. Round to the nearest tenth. 60° = A Use a calculator.

1. 2. 3.
20 91°
12 34°
Exercises
x
52°
Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the
x x 16
80° nearest tenth.
Answers (Lesson 8-6)

$
$ $ x°
84°
1. 13.5 2. 51 3. 42
40°

11 24
10 18
18.4 26.2 18.0 14 x
x°
#
12
4. 5. 12 6. " #
25 16
x 89° 62°
35° #
x 35 x 12 "
17° 72° 80° "
$
4. $ 29.8 5. $ 24.3 6. 53
60° x°
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x
18 15
7.7 12.2 30.4 x 20 18
59° #
" 28
82°
25 # #
" 15
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The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side lengths to the Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side lengths to the
nearest tenth. nearest tenth.

1. $ 2. $ 3. 1. 2. ( 3.
21.6 7.3 $ 48.8 ( (
14°
46° 86° x 83°
28 x x
'
38 127 5.8
51°
Lesson 8-6

17° " 14 73° x

35° 48° 42°
" # " 18 # x & 61° &
# '
67°
& x '

3.7 166, 0 14.2

4. $ 16.8 5. $ 43.7 6. $ 19.8
80° 34 88° 83° 12 4. ( 5. 6. (
x 34°
8 60° ( x
# 43°
73° 41° ' 4.3 64°
x 9.6 123°
" x # 19.1
" # " & x
& 85°
56°
& x '
7. $ 46.6 8. 3 40.1 9. 3 88 '
104° 18 93° 12.9 33.2 8.3
x 27
# 12 16
22° x 6
54°
7. 8. 6 9. 6
" 37°
1 2 x°

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1 11 2 28 15 x
40 x 23
62°
10. 3 11. 12. 3 5 4 17 5
52 3 19.8 26.2 37° x
12
5 4
4
x x
29 x 13
16 31.3 16.9 16.6
111° 103°
2 20 2
34 89° 1
Answers (Lesson 8-6)

1 10. 6 11. 6 12. 6

1 12 2
x° x°
28.4 14 10
3 14.5
13. 3 x 38.6 14. 67 15. 1 11.9 14 x

2 x 20 21.7 9.6
13 30
4 5 4 5
96° 35 28 89°
28° 15
4 5
1 2 25 3
x° 2 48 20.3 43
26
1

16. Solve the triangle. Round angle measures to the nearest degree.
13. INDIRECT MEASUREMENT To find the distance from the edge
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m∠A = 82, m∠B = 51, m∠C = 47 a triangular configuration as shown in the diagram. The distance
from location A to location B is 85 meters. The measures of the
17 23 A
angles at A and B are 51° and 83°, respectively. What is the
distance from the edge of the lake at B to the tree on the island at C? B
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The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
1. ALTITUDES In triangle ABC, the 4. CARS Two cars start moving from the Identities B
−−
altitude to side AB is drawn. same location. They head straight, but An identity is an equation that is true for all values of the
c
in different directions. The angle variable for which both sides are defined. One way to verify a
C between where they are heading is 43°. an identity is to use a right triangle and the definitions for
The first car travels 20 miles and the trigonometric functions. A C
Lesson 8-6

second car travels 37 miles. How far b

b a
apart are the two cars? Round your
answer to the nearest tenth. Example 1 Verify that (sin A)2 + (cos A)2 = 1 is an identity.
26.2 mi a 2 b 2
A B (sin A)2 + (cos A)2 = (−
c) + −
c ()
a2+ b2 c2
= − =− =1
Give two expressions for the length of c2 c2
To check whether an equation may be an identity, you can test
the altitude in terms of a, b, and the several values. However, since you cannot test all values, you
sine of the angles A and B. 5. ISLANDS Oahu
Ka’a’awa cannot be certain that the equation is an identity.
is a Hawaiian
a sin B = b sin A = length of
Island. Off of the 49.5°
altitude coast of Oahu, Keoki Chinaman’s Example 2 Test sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x to see if it could be an identity.
there is a very Hat
2. MAPS Three cities form the vertices of tiny island 5 km
Try x = 20. Use a calculator to evaluate each expression.
a triangle. The angles of the triangle are known as 22.3° sin 2x = sin 40 2 sin x cos x = 2 (sin 20)(cos 20)
40°, 60°, and 80°. The two most distant Chinaman’s Hat. Malia ≈ 0.643 ≈ 2(0.342)(0.940)
cities are 40 miles apart. How close are Keoki and Malia Kahalu’u ≈ 0.643
the two closest cities? Round your are observing Since the left and right sides seem equal, the equation may be an identity.

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answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. Chinaman’s Hat from locations
26.1 mi 5 kilometers apart. Use the information Exercises
in the figure to answer the following
questions. Use triangle ABC shown above. Verify that each equation is an identity.
3. STATUES Gail was visiting an art
gallery. In one room, she stood so that cos A 1 tan B 1
1. − =− 2. − =−
a. How far is Keoki from Chinaman’s sin A tan A sin B cos B
she had a view of two statues, one of a
Hat? Round your answer to the cos A b a b 1 tan B b b c 1
man, and the other of a woman. She was − =− ÷− =− =− − =− ÷− =− =−
nearest tenth of a kilometer.
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40 feet from the statue of the woman, sin A c c a tan A sin B a c a cos B
and 35 feet from the statue of the man. 2.0 km
3. tan B cos B = sin B 4. 1 - (cos B)2 = (sin B)2
The angle created by the lines of sight to
the two statues was 21°. What is the b a b 1 - (cos B)2 = 1 - −a 2
distance between the two statues? tan B cos B = − ·−=−
a c c
= sin B c ( )
b. How far is Malia from Chinaman’s
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. c2 a2
Hat? Round your answer to the = −2 - −2
nearest tenth of a kilometer.
c c
Statue of a woman c2 - a2 b2
4.0 km =− 2
=−2
or (sin B)2
c c
Statue of
40 ft
a man Try several values for x to test whether each equation could be an identity.
21˚
35 ft
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14.5 ft Yes; see students’ work. Yes; see students’ work.

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Solving Triangles Using the Law of Sines or Cosines Vectors
You can use a calculator to solve triangles using the Law of Sines or Cosines. Geometric Vector Operations A vector is a directed segment representing a quantity
that has both magnitude, or length, and direction. For example, the speed and direction of an
airplane can be represented by a vector. In symbols, a vector is written as AB', where A is the
Example Solve △ABC if a = 6, b = 2, and c = 7.5.
initial point and B is the endpoint, or as v'. The sum of two vectors is called the resultant.
Subtracting a vector is equivalent to adding its opposite. The resultant of two vectors can be
Use the Law of Cosines. found using the parallelogram method or the triangle method.
a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A
62 = 22 + 7.52 - 2(2)(7.5) cos A Example $-b
Copy the vectors to find a $. a(
(b
2 2 2
-1 6 - 2 - 7.5
m∠A = cos − Use your calculator to find the measure of ∠A.
-2(2)(7.5)
Method 1: Use the parallelogram method.
Keystrokes: 2nd [COS-1] ( 6 x2 — 2 x2 — 7.5 x2 ) ÷
Copy a' and -b' with the same initial Complete the parallelogram. Draw the diagonal of the
point. parallelogram from the initial point.
Enter: ( (–) 2 3 2 3 7.5 ) ) ENTER
Lesson 8-7

36.06658826
So m∠A ≈ 36. Use the Law of Sines and your calculator to find m∠B. a -b

sin A
− sin B a
a =− b a a
sin 36 sin B
− ≈ −
6 2 -b -b -b
2 sin 36°
m∠B ≈ sin-1 −
6
Method 2: Use the triangle method.
2nd ( ) )

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Keystrokes: [SIN-1] 2 SIN 36 ÷ 6 ENTER 11.29896425 Copy a' . Place the initial point of -b' at the Draw the vector from the initial
terminal point of a'. point of a' to the terminal point of
So m∠B ≈ 11. By the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem, m∠C ≈ 180 - (36 + 11) or 133. -b'.
-b -b

Exercises
a a-b
Solve each △ABC. Round measures of sides to the nearest tenth a a
and measures of angles to the nearest degree.

1. a = 9, b = 14, c = 12 m∠A ≈ 40, m∠B ≈ 89, m∠C ≈ 51

2. m∠C = 80, c = 9, m∠A = 40 m∠B = 60, a ≈ 5.9, b ≈ 7.9

Exercises
Copy the vectors. Then find each sum or difference.
Answers (Lesson 8-6 and Lesson 8-7)

3. m∠B = 45, m∠C = 56, a = 2 m∠A = 79, b ≈ 1.4, c ≈ 1.7 1. c' + d' 2. w
( - z' w(
(c + d(
(c d(
z( z(
c(
4. a = 5.7, b = 6, c = 5 m∠A = 62, m∠B = 68, m∠C = 50 d( w(- z(
(
w
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5. a = 11, b = 15, c = 21 m∠A ≈ 30, m∠B ≈ 43, m∠C ≈ 107

3. a' - b' 4. r' + t' (t
(a (a r( r(+ t(
(a -b(
(r

(
b t(
b(

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Chapter 8
8-7 Study Guide and Intervention (continued) 8-7 Skills Practice
Vectors Vectors
Vectors on the Coordinate Plane A vector in standard position Use a ruler and a protractor to draw each vector. Include a scale on each
has its initial point at (0, 0) and can be represented by the ordered y diagram.
pair for point B. The vector at the right can be expressed as v = 〈5, 3〉.
1. a = 20 meters per second 2. b = 10 pound of force at
You can use the Distance Formula to find the magnitude #(5, 3)
 | of a vector. You can describe the direction of a vector
| AB 7 60° west of south 135° to the horizontal
by measuring the angle that the vector forms with the positive 1 cm : 5 m N
0 "(0, 0) x
x-axis or with any other horizontal line. W E
a 60° b
135°
Example
Find the magnitude and direction of a = 〈3, 5〉.
1 in : 10 lb
Find the magnitude.
S

%%%%%%%%%
a = √(x2
- x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2 Distance Formula y Copy the vectors to find each sum or difference.
Lesson 8-7

(3 - 0)2 + (5 - 0)2
= √%%%%%%%% (x1, y1) = (0, 0) and (x2, y2) = (3, 5) (3, 5) 3. a + z 4. t - r
34 or about 5.8
= √%% Simplify.

To find the direction, use the tangent ratio. a r t

5 a
tan θ = − The tangent ratio is opposite over adjacent. z
3 x t -r
0
a+z -r
m∠θ ≈ 59.0 Use a calculator. t
z
The magnitude of the vector is about 5.8 units and its direction is 59°.

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Exercises
Write the component form of each vector.
Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.
y y
5. 6.
1. b = 〈-5, 2〉 2. c = 〈-2, 1〉 E(4, 3)
B(–2, 2)

5.4; 158.2° 2.2; 153.4°

O x O x
Answers (Lesson 8-7)

C(1, –1)
〈3, 4〉 〈5, -5〉
D(3, –3)

3. d = 〈3, 4〉 4. m
 = 〈5, -1〉 Find the magnitude and direction of each vector.

5; 53.1° 5.1; 348.7° 7. m = 〈2, 12〉 8. p = 〈3, 10〉

2 √''
37 ≈ 12.2, 80.5° √''
109 ≈ 10.4, 73.3°
9. k = 〈-8, -3〉 10. f = 〈-5, 11〉
√''
73 ≈ 8.5, 200.6° √''
146 ≈ 12.1, 155.6°
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5. r = 〈-3, -4〉 6. v = 〈-4, 1〉

Find each of the following for a = 〈2, 4〉, b = 〈3, -3〉 , and c = 〈4, -1〉. Check your
answers graphically.
5; 233.1° 4.1; 166.0°
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Chapter 8
8-7 Practice 8-7 Word Problem Practice
Vectors Vectors
Use a ruler and a protractor to draw each vector. Include a scale on each 1. WIND The vector v represents the speed 4. BASEBALL Rick is in the middle of a
diagram. and direction that the wind is blowing. baseball game. His teammate throws
1. v = 12 Newtons of force at 2. w = 15 miles per hour Suddenly the wind picks up and doubles him the ball, but throws it far in front of
40° to the horizontal 70° east of north its speed, but the direction does not him. He has to run as fast as he can to
change. Write an expression for a vector catch it. As he runs, he knows that as
N
1 in : 10 mi that describes the new wind velocity in soon as he catches it, he has to throw it
V
terms of v.
 as hard as he can to the teammate at
home plate. He has no time to stop. In
1 cm : 4 N 40° w 2v
the figure, x is the vector that represents
70°
the velocity of the ball after Rick throws
W E it and v represents Rick’s velocity
S 2. SWIMMING Jan is swimming in a because he is running. Assume that Rick
Copy the vectors to find each sum or difference. triathlon event. When the ocean water can throw just as hard when running as
is still, her velocity can be represented he can when standing still.
4. a - b
Lesson 8-7

3. p + r
by the vector 〈2, 1〉 miles per hour.
p a During the competition, there was a
%b
a% a-b fierce current represented by the Homeplate
%r %p
r -b vector 〈–1, –1〉 miles per hour. What
p+r
vector represents Jan’s velocity during X%
the race? x%

y
〈1, 0〉 mph V%
5. Write the component form of AB
. v%
K(–2, 4)

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Rick
3. POLYGONS Draw a regular polygon
O x around the origin. For each side of the
polygon, associate a vector whose
Find the magnitude and direction of each vector. magnitude is the length of the a. What vector would represent the
L(3, –4) corresponding side and whose direction velocity of the ball if Rick threw it the
6. t = 〈6, 11〉 7. g = 〈9, -7〉 〈5, -8〉 points in the clockwise motion around same way but he was standing still?
the origin. What vector represents the
Answers (Lesson 8-7)

sum of all these vectors? Explain. x-v

Find each of the following for a = 〈-1.5, 4〉, b = 〈7, 3〉, and c = 〈1, -2〉. Check your
answers graphically. 〈0, 0〉; Because the polygon
forms a closed loop, the sum b. The angle between x and v is 89°. By
8. 2a + b 9. 2 c - b is the zero vector. running, did it help Rick get the ball
y
8 y to home plate faster than he would
12 have normally been able to if he were
4
standing still?
8 0 x
2a + b 〈-1, 13〉 −12 −8 b 〈-5, -1〉 Yes, it helped.
2c 4
4
2a −4
b x 2c - b
−4 0 4 8 12 −8
−4
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is blowing due west at 30 miles per hour.
a. Find the resultant velocity of the plane. about 301.5 mph
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8-7 Enrichment

Dot Product
The dot product of two vectors represents how much the vectors point in the direction of
each other. If v is a vector represented by 〈a, b〉 and u is a vector represented by 〈c, d〉, the
formula to find the dot product is:
y
v · u = ac + bd
Look at the following example:
Graph the vectors and find the dot product of v and u if
v = 〈3, -1〉 and u = 〈2, 5〉.
v · u = (3)(2) + (-1)(5) or 1 O x

Graph the vectors and find the dot products.

1. v = 〈2, 1〉 and u = 〈-4, 2〉 2. v = 〈3, -2〉 and u = 〈1, 4〉

The dot product is -6 The dot product is -5
y y

O x O x

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3. v = 〈0, 3〉 and u = 〈2, 4〉 4. v = 〈-1, 4〉 and u = 〈-4, 2〉
The dot product is 12 The dot product is 12
y y
Answers (Lesson 8-7)

O x O x

5. Notice the angle formed by the two vectors and the corresponding dot product. Is there
any relationship between the type of angle between the two vectors and the sign of the
dot product? Make a conjecture.
Yes, there is a relationship between the type of angle between the two
vectors and the sign of the dot product. When the angle formed is acute,
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Page 51 Page 52 Page 53
1. 8 √"
3 Part I
∠QPR
x = √""
85 , 1.

y = 2 √""
15 A
2. 3.9 1.
2.
81
x = √""
17 , y = −
3. 8
m∠B = 104,
m∠C = 27,
√"" b = 23.2 H
137 3. 2.
4. m∠R = 88,
m∠T = 53,
4. m∠S = 39
acute
5.

Quiz 2 (Lessons 8-3 and 8-4) B

3.
Page 51

Answers
5. 52°

4. H
1. 3 √2
"
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Quiz 4 (Lesson 8-7) D

2. 2 √3
" 5.
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57.8 1. 24.8 units, 220°

3. Part II
4. 14.6
2. 31.4 units, 158°
20 √3
" + 20 in. x = 9, y = 3 √3
"
5. "d 6.
0.7880 "c
6. 3. x = 10 √3
",
7. 27 y = 10 √"
6
"c + "d 7.

8. 3.3 ft
4. "
-m
",
x = 12 √2
y = 24 √"
2
27.1 "k -m" 8.
9. k"

right
22.0 9.
10.
5. 6 mph, south
10. 54
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11. C
1. D

12. F

2. F

geometric mean
1.
A
Pythagorean 3. A 13.
triple
2.

4.
G 14. G

false,
trigonometric
3. ratio
5.
D

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true 15.
D
4.

6. G
angle of F
16.
depression
5.
C
trigonometry 7.
6.
sine 17.
B
7.
tangent
8.
A method to describe G 18.
F
a vector using its 8.
horizontal and vertical
change from its inital
to terminal point.
9.
C 19. C
9.
In a right triangle, the
sum of the squares of
the measures of the 20.
G
legs equals the square
of the measure of the 10. H B: 69
hypotenuse.
10.

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11. B 11. B

1. D 1. A

F
12. 12. H
J 2. J
2.
13. C
13. C

3.
A 3. D

14. G G 14.
G
H 4.

Answers
4.

D
15. D 15.
D
5. D 5.
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6. J 6. F G
H 16.
16.

17. C 17. A

7. A A
18. G
G 7.
18.

D 19.
B
8. G 19. H
8.

H 20.
J
9. B
20.
9.
B

H H 73.2 ft
10. B: 56.4 ft 10. B:

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1. √""
10

13 12.
267.9m
2.

3. 2 √7
"

√""" 11°
4000 or 20 √""
10 13.
4.

14. 43.2
√""
300 or 10 √"
3
5.

6.
"
11 √2
15.
14.3

2 √3
"
7.

15.6 ft

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16.
x = 6, y = 12
8.
20
17.

9.
9.7

18.
33.0

√""
170 ≈ 13 units; 237.5°
19.
69 s +t
10. s

t
20.

68 B: 1
11.

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1. 3 √""
10

352.7 m
2. 26 12.

√""
39
3.
9°
13.
√"""
7300 or 10 √""
73
4. 14. 32.3

√""
432 or 12 √3
"
5.

"
15 √2 6.2°
6. 15.

Answers
7 √3
"
7.
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15.2 ft
16.
x = 12, y = 24
8. 19
17.

8.6 38.2
9. 18.

√""
109 ≈ 10.4 units, 253.3°
19.

-f

d-f
70°
10. d
20.

B:
6 or 10
67°
11.

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"
√6 5 √"6 √6
"
− x = −, CD = 5 −
1. 9 3 3
13. + 5 √"
2 + 12
2. 2

3. 3

14. 147 ft

4. 2 √""
10
12
−
5. 5
2 ft
15.
6.
12.5

16. 37.4

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17.
253.7 yd
7.
250 km

18. 37° or 143°

right
8.
31.4 units, 261°
9.
"
12 √6 19.
-b
b
a
a+b

24 + 8 √3
" a a-b
10.
20.
x = 5 √3
",
y = 10 √"
3
11.

B: 71.1 ft and 84.5 ft

(-4 + 8 √"3 , -2)
or (-4 - 8 √3", -2)
12.

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Scoring Rubric

Score General Description Specific Criteria

4 Superior • Shows thorough understanding of the concepts of geometric mean,

A correct solution that special right triangles, altitude to the hypotenuse theorems,
is supported by well- Pythagorean Theorem, solving triangles, SOH CAH TOA, Law of
developed, accurate Sines, and Law of Cosines.
explanations • Uses appropriate strategies to solve problems.
• Computations are correct.
• Written explanations are exemplary.
• Figures are accurate and appropriate.
• Goes beyond requirements of some or all problems.

3 Satisfactory • Shows an understanding of the concepts of geometric mean,

A generally correct solution, special right triangles, altitude to the hypotenuse theorems,
but may contain minor flaws Pythagorean Theorem, solving triangles, SOH CAH TOA, Law of
in reasoning or computation Sines, and Law of Cosines.
• Uses appropriate strategies to solve problems.
• Computations are mostly correct.
• Written explanations are effective.
• Figures are mostly accurate and appropriate.
• Satisfies all requirements of problems.

Answers
2 Nearly Satisfactory • Shows an understanding of most of the concepts of geometric
A partially correct mean, special right triangles, altitude to the hypotenuse theorems,
interpretation and/or Pythagorean Theorem, solving triangles, SOH CAH TOA, Law of
solution to the problem Sines and Law of Cosines.
• May not use appropriate strategies to solve problems.
• Computations are mostly correct.
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• Written explanations are satisfactory.

• Figures are mostly accurate.
• Satisfies the requirements of most of the problems.

1 Nearly Unsatisfactory • Final computation is correct.

A correct solution with no • No written explanations or work is shown to substantiate the final
supporting evidence or computation.
explanation • Figures may be accurate but lack detail or explanation.
• Satisfies minimal requirements of some of the problems.

0 Unsatisfactory • Shows little or no understanding of most of the concepts of

An incorrect solution geometric mean, special right triangles, altitude to the hypotenuse
indicating no mathematical theorems, Pythagorean Theorem, solving triangles, SOH CAH
understanding of the TOA, Law of Sines and Law of Cosines.
concept or task, or no • Does not use appropriate strategies to solve problems.
solution is given • Computations are incorrect.
• Written explanations are unsatisfactory.
• Figures are inaccurate or inappropriate.
• Does not satisfy requirements of problems.
• No answer given.

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Sample Answers

In addition to the scoring rubric found on page A31, the following sample answers
may be used as guidance in evaluating open-ended assessment items.

10 6
1. − =− 4. angle of depression
6 x
10x = 36
angle of elevation
18
x=−
5 Student should draw a right triangle and
2a. No, his work is not correct. The triangle label the angle of elevation up from the
is not a right triangle so he cannot use horizontal and the angle of depression
the altitude to the hypotenuse theorem. down from the horizontal. The angle of
Instead he must use the 30°-60°-90° elevation has the same measure as the
triangle relationships and obtain angle of depression.
x = 2 √$3. B
5.
c 110° a
b. Using the 30°-60°-90° triangle
20°
relationships, RQ = 4, and therefore A
150
C
PQ would have to equal 8, so
Let m∠B = 110, m∠A = 20, and b = 150.
PS = 8 - 2 or 6.
Use the Law of Sines to find the missing
lengths. The length of a is found using
c. No, the sides are not in a ratio of sin 110° sin 20°
$.
1:1: √2 − =− a . The third angle is
150
found by evaluating 180 - (m∠B + m∠A).

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3. If you were finding the length of a side x In this problem, m∠C = 50. The length of
you would use sin of the given angle. If sin 110° sin 50°
you are finding an angle x you would use c is found by using − =− c .
150
the sin -1 of the ratio of two sides In this problem, c ≈ 122.3.
to find the angle. For example, if
3 3
sin x = − , use sin -1 − to find x. If 6. No, her plan is not a good one. Irina
4 4
x should use the Law of Cosines to find
sin 20° = − find the sine of 20° and angle B. Then she can use the Law of
5
multiply by 5 to find x, the length of the Sines to find either angle A or angle C
unknown side. and subtract the two angles she finds
from 180 degrees to get the measure of
the third angle.

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10. F G H J

1. A B C D

11. A B C D

2. F G H J

12. F G H J

Answers
3. A B C D

13. A B C D

4. F G H J
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5. A B C D

6. F G H J

15.
1 4 . 5

0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3

7. A B C D 4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9

16. 1 8 . 0
8. F G H J

0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9. A B C D
9 9 9 9 9

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Def. of
17. segments

HJ + JK = HK;
18. KL + LM = KM

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m∠1 = 32, m∠2 = 82,
m∠3 = 66, m∠4 =
114, m∠5 = 57
19.

20.
7

19
21.

∠3, ∠4, ∠5, ∠7,

22.
∠ABC

yes, both are

30°- 60°- 90°
triangles; AA
Similarity
23a.
23b. 36

23c. 2:1

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