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TRIOGONOMETRY

MIDTERMS: ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND ANGLE OF


DEPRESSION
ANGLE OF ELEVATION Final Answer: θ = 55°4’36”

Definition: An angle of elevation is the angle Therefore, the angle of elevation is


formed by the horizontal line of sight and the 55°4’36”.
observer’s line of sight to a point above the
observer. Example 2
Definition: The angle of elevation is the angle
formed by a horizontal line and the line of sight Problem: If the angle of elevation of the
up to an object when the image of an object is sun is 63.4° when a building casts a shadow of
located above the horizontal line. 37.5 feet, how tall is the building.

Given:
Example 1 θ = 63.4°
a = 73.5 feet
Problem: A 73-foot flagpole casts a shadow of o=?
51 ft. long. What is the angle of elevation of the
sun from the tip of the shadow? Express your Solution:
answer to DMS notation. Opposite
tan θ =
adjacent
o
tan θ =
a
o
tan 63.4° =
73.5
Given: o = 73.5 tan 63.4°
o = 73 feet (opposite)
a = 51 feet (adjacent) Answer: o = 74.9 ft.
θ =? Therefore, the height of the building is 74.9 ft.

Solution: ANGLE OF DEPRESSION

opposite Definition: The Angle of Depression is the


tan θ = angle measured from the horizontal down to the
adjacent observer’s line of sight when viewing an object
below the observer.
o Definition: The angle of depression is formed
tan θ = when an observer looks down at an object. It is
a the angle formed between the horizontal line
which is straight to the observer's eye and the
73 line of sight.
tan θ =
51
θ = tan-1 ( )
73
51
TRIOGONOMETRY
MIDTERMS: ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND ANGLE OF
DEPRESSION
angle of depression of the top of the shorter
pole from the top of the longer pole is 20 ̊.
Determine the height of the larger pole.

Application

Problem: Hazel Rae standing 150 cm from a


mirror observes that the angle of depression
from her eyes to the bottom of the mirror is 15°,
Example 3 while the angle of elevation to the top of the
mirror is 14°. Find the vertical dimension of the
Problem: The angle of depression from the mirror.
electric post to a point (A) on the ground is
38°30’. If the post is 25ft., how far is the point
(A) on the ground to the top of the electric post?

Assessment
Problem: A satellite is circling 112 miles above
the earth below. When the satellite is directly
above point B, angle A is found to be 76.6°.
Find the radius of the earth.

Problem: Find the height of the tree if the


angle of elevation of its top changes from 20° to
Given:
40° as the observer advances 75 feet towards
its base. Determine: (a) distance of the
θ = 38°30’ or 38.5°
observer’s second location from the base of the
h = 25ft.
tree, and (b) the height of the tree.
c=?

Solution: Assignment

Problem: A tug boat is 36km due to north of


adjacent
sin θ = lighthouse C. Lighthouse B is directly east of
hypotenuse lighthouse C. The lighthouses are 53km apart.
h Find the angle of depression of the boat to
sin θ =
c lighthouse B.
25 ft . Problem: The M and C state building is
sin 38.5° =
c 1250cm tall. What is the angle of elevation of
c (sin 38.5°) = 25 ft the top from a point on the ground 1760cm from
the base of the building?
c (sin 38.5 °) 25 ft .
=
(sin 38.5 °) (sin 38.5 ° )
25 ft .
c=
(sin 38.5 °)

Answer: c = 40.16 ft.


Therefore, distance from point A to the top of
the post is 40.16 ft.

Example 4

Problem: Two poles on horizontal ground are


60m apart. The shorter pole is 3m high. The

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