By

Winnie Waing Poli

MT-1, MNHS
Angle of Elevation & Depression
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Angle of Elevation
Angle of
elevation is the
angle between a
horizontal line
from the observer
and the line of
sight to an object
that is above the
horizontal line.
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O
Horizontal Line
R
(object)
Angle of
elevation
Angle of Depression
The angle of
depression is the
angle between a
horizontal line from
the observer and
the line of sight to
an object that is
below the
horizontal line.
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O
Horizontal Line
R
(object)
Angle of
elevation
Angle of Elevation
A little kid is flying
a kite. The string
of the kite makes
an angle of 30
degrees with the
ground. If the
height of the kite is
12ft., find the
length of the string
that the boy has
used.
30
o
12 ft

x

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Angle of Elevation
Tom and Sam are
on the opposite
sides of a tower of
140m height. They
measure the angle
of elevation of the
top of the tower as
46 and 60
respectively. Find
the distance
between Tom and
Sam.
46
o
Sam

140 m

Tom

60
o
x

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Angle of Elevation
From a certain point on
a plain, the angle of
elevation of the top of a
light house is 45, 300
m nearer, the elevation
is 60. Find the height
of the light house. ( use
tangent60=1.732 and
use lengths rounded to
the nearest whole
number in the
computations.)

45
o
300 m

60
o
h

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Angle of Elevation
The top of the hill is 40 m
higher than a nearby
airport, and the horizontal
distance from the end of the
runway is 325m from a
point directly below the
hilltop. An airplane takes off
at the end of the runway in
the direction of the hill, at an
angle that is to be kept
constant until the hill
passes. If the pilot wants to
clear the hill by 40m, what
is the angle of elevation
from the airplane?


325 m

40 m

40 m

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The angle of
depression to the
bottom of a canyon
67m deep is 40.
How far across
does the canyon
stretch?
67 m
x
40
40
Angle of Depression
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An airplane is flying
at a height of 2 miles
above the level
ground. The angle of
depression from the
plane to the foot of a
tree is 15. Find the
distance that the air
plane must fly to be
directly above the
tree.
Angle of Depression
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The angle of
depression of a
vehicle on the
ground from the top
of a tower is 60. If
the vehicle is at a
distance of 100m
away from the
building, find the
height of the tower.

Angle of Depression
h
100
m
60
60
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From the top of a
tower 20 m high,
the top of the
flagpole can be
seen at an angle of
25 and from few
meters closer the
top of a flagpole
can be seen at an
angle of 30. Find
the height of the
flagpole and its
distance from the
tower.

Angle of Depression
60
30
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20 m
25

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