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Q1. A hiking trail goes straight up a hill from a parking area to a lookout point. The trail is 200 feet long and makes an angle of 3 0 ∘ with the horizontal ground. About how many feet above the parking area is the lookout point?
Q2. On the coordinate plane, line y = 4 3 x passes through the origin and the point ( 4 , 3 ) . A right triangle is formed by this point, the origin, and the point ( 4 , 0 ) . What is the value of tan θ , where θ is the angle at the origin between the positive x -axis and the segment from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( 4 , 3 ) ?
Q3. In the coordinate plane, point P is at ( 0 , 0 ) , point Q is at ( 8 , 0 ) , and point R is at ( 8 , 6 ) . What is the value of tan ∠ QP R ?
Q4. In the coordinate plane, line ℓ passes through the origin and the point ( 4 , 3 ) . A right triangle is formed by line ℓ , the x -axis, and the vertical line through ( 4 , 0 ) . What is the value of tan θ , where θ is the acute angle between line ℓ and the x -axis?
Q5. A drone is flying at a constant height above level ground. The table shows the horizontal distance from a tracking station to the point on the ground directly below the drone and the angle of elevation from the station to the drone. Horizontal distance (feet) 120 160 Angle of elevation 3 5 ∘ θ Based on the data, which expression gives tan θ ?