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Application of Trigonometry

The document discusses the application of trigonometry, specifically focusing on the concepts of angle of depression and angle of elevation. It provides examples of how these concepts can be used to measure heights of buildings or mountains, as well as their applications in satellite systems, oceanography, and navigation. The document includes calculations demonstrating the use of trigonometric functions to solve problems related to these angles.

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Application of Trigonometry

The document discusses the application of trigonometry, specifically focusing on the concepts of angle of depression and angle of elevation. It provides examples of how these concepts can be used to measure heights of buildings or mountains, as well as their applications in satellite systems, oceanography, and navigation. The document includes calculations demonstrating the use of trigonometric functions to solve problems related to these angles.

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Application of

Trigonometry

Applications of Trigonometry

Angle of Depression Important Terms Applications of Trigonometry


Eg: The angle of depression from • Line of Sight: A line drawn from the • T
o measure the height of a
top of the tower to point A is 45°, eye of an observer to the point in the building or a mountain.
And height of tower is 10 m. What object.
• Used in satellite systems.
is the distance of point A from the
foot of building? • U
 sed in oceanography to cal-
culate heights of waves and
tides in oceans.
• U
 sed in navigating directions
• Angle of Elevation: The angle formed
or creation of maps.
by the line of sight with the horizontal
when the point being viewed is above
the horizontal line. Angle of Elevation
Eg: The angle of elevation of the top of a
tower from a point on the ground, which is
Sol: Let the height of building be 30 m away from the foot of the tower, is 30°.
BC = 10 m Find the height of the tower.
And angle of depression from point Sol: Let AB is the length of tower.
B is 45°.
BX is the horizontal
Now, lines BX and AC are parallel, • Angle of Depression: If the point on
and AB is the transversal. the object is below the horizontal line,
So, Alternate angles are equal then the angle formed by the line of
\ ∠BAC = ∠XBA = 45° sight with the horizontal line is called
the angle of depression.
So, tan A = (side opposite to angle Let point b C
A/side adjacent to angle A) Base = 30 m
tan 45° = (BC/AC) Hence, BC = 30 m
1 = (10/AC) Angle od elevation = 30°
AC = 10 m So, Angle of ACB = 30°
Therefore distance is 10 m. Angle of ABC = 90°
In right triangle ABC
perpendicular
tan C =
base
AB
tan 30° =
BC
1 AB
=
3 30
30
AB =
3
30 3
AB = × = 10 3
3 3
Hence, height of tower
= AB
= 10 3

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