Trigonometry
Solving Right Triangle Problems
Objective: Solve problems using the Pythagorean Theorem or Tangent Ratio

Two hockey players are trying to kill some time. They are throwing their mini-sticks against the building from a distance to see who can get there stick to stand up the tallest. The winner was lying at a 43 degree angle. If the mini-stick was 9 inches tall, how high up on the building did the stick touch?

In the diagram below what is the approximate length of the minor arc ab

The position of a moving particle is given by the position function: f(t)=-9t-t^2-0.2t^3+0.1t^4 a. at what time does the particle reverse direction? b. when is the displacement positive? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) c. when is the displacement negative? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) d. when is the particle’s acceleration positive? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation) e. when is the particle’s acceleration negative? (round one decimal place and answer in interval notation)

13 is the same as 1÷3. what is the exact quotient in decimal form of 1÷3?