1.   A school flagpole casts a 16-foot shadow on the lawn. A teacher stood at the shadow's edge and measured the angle of elevation to the top of the pole at 42°. How tall is the pole?
    A. 5.6 ft B. 17.8 ft
    C. 14.4 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   Find the value of j rounded to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. 49.3 B. 197.1
    C. 663.4 D. 13.2
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  3.   What is -240° expressed in radian measure?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Find the exact value of sin 405°.
    A. B.
    C. D. - 1
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  5.   Determine the solution of XYZ. Round measures of sides to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. Y = 58.1°, Z = 26.9°, z = 9.4
    B. Y = 26.9°, Z = 58.1°, z = 4.9
    C. Y = 26.9°, Z = 58.1°, z = 9.4
    D. There is no solution.
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  6.   Determine whether the Law of Sines or the Law of Cosines should be used to solve this triangle. Then find the measure of C to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. Law of Cosines, C = 59.6°
    B. Law of Sines, C = 53.6°
    C. Law of Sines, C = 57.3°
    D. Law of Cosines, C = 66.9°
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  7.   Find sin , cos , and tan .
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  8.   Determine the exact value of cos .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Write y = cos 60° in the form of an inverse function.
    A. 60° = cos y B. 60° = sin y
    C. 60° = Arccos y D. y = Arccos 60°
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  10.   What is the radian measurement of 5°?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   What is the reference angle of 240°?
    A. 120° B. –60°
    C. 60° D. –120°
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  12.   Solve if A = 36°, B = 67°, and a = 8.
    A. b = 12.53, C = 77°, c = 13.3
    B. b = 14.89, C = 77°, c = 17.11
    C. b = 12.53, C = 77°, c = 4.83
    D. b = 14.89, C = 77°, c = 16.8
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  13.   Suppose a triangle has three sides which measure 10, 13, and 17. What is the measure of the largest angle?
    A. 88.7° B. 94.4°
    C. 85.6° D. 91.3°
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  14.   Suppose Alex wants to kick a ball over a 10-foot fence. Assuming that gravity has no effect, at what angle would he have to kick the ball if he were standing 6 feet away from the fence?
    A. 59.0° B. 53.1°
    C. 31.0° D. 36.9°
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