Trigonometry Applications: Sample Problems (US units)

Help your students see how useful trigonometry is with these real-life problems. (Metric version also available.) Every problem has a diagram to help students understand each application.

This sample worksheet has 4 problems. You can also cut it into cards for group activities.

For more problems see: Trigonometry Applications – Worksheets A and B. US units and metric versions available.

Problems include:

· Finding angles using trigonometry

· Finding lengths using trigonometry - unknown may be on the numerator or the denominator

· Finding lengths using Pythagoras

· Rounding answers appropriately

- Suited to ages 12 to 99

· Using feet and inches units of length. Metric version available here.

- For 16 more problems like these see Set 1.

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