Mathematics 9: Quarter 4 - Module 2
Mathematics 9: Quarter 4 - Module 2
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE
Mathematics 9
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Angles of Elevation and Angles of
Depression/Trigonometric Ratios (Word
Problems Involving Right Triangles)
MELCs:
Prepared by:
MARICRIS O. CABASA
DELIA D. GAPUSAN
Mathematics – Grade 9
Share-A-Resource-Program
Quarter 4 – Module 2: Angles of Elevation and Angles of Depression/
Trigonometric Ratios (Word Problems Involving Right Triangles)
First Edition, 2020
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Pre-Assessment
Directions. Find out how much you already know about the topics in this
module. Choose the correct letter. Take note of the items that you were not
able to answer correctly and find the right answer as you go through this
module.
4. It is the angle from the horizontal line of sight of the observer to the object
above.
A. Right Angle C. Fraction Line
B. Angle of Depression D. Angle of Elevation
6. A kite held by the 125m of string makes an angle of elevation with the
ground of 45°. About how high is the kite above the ground?
A. 62.8 m C. 88.4 m
B. 75.1 m D. 113.6 m
7. From the top of the barn 7.62 m high, you see a cat in the ground. The
angle of depression of the cat is 40°. How many meters must be the catwalk
to reach the barn?
A. 9.08 m C. 9.81 m
B. 9.80 m D. 9.18 m
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8. A balloon is 50 m high. Its angle of elevation from the observer A is 45° and
from observer B is 30°. What is the maximum distance between the two
observers? Express your answer to the nearest meter.
A. 136 m C. 138 m
B. 137 m D. 139 m
9. With the sun, a girl 1.4 m tall cast a 3.6 m shadow. Find the angle of
elevation from the tip of the shadow to the sun. Express your answer to
the nearest degree.
A. 19° C. 21°
B. 20° D. 22°
10. A surveyor sights two sign and the angle between the two lines of sight
measures 55°. If the first and the second signs are 70 m and 50 m away
respectively, from the surveyor, find the distance between the two signs.
Express your answer to the nearest meter.
A. 81 m C. 83 m
B. 82 m D. 84 m
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What I Need to Know
This module was specifically developed and designed to provide you fun
and meaningful learning experience, with your own time and pace.
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Lesson
Angles of Elevation and
1 Angles of Depression
What I Know
Direction. Look for a tree in your community then find its height. Answer it
by completing the statements.
What’s In
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What’s New
Item
Objects Above you Below you
No.
1 constellations
2 floor tiles
3 light bulb
4 clouds
5 corals
II. Determine the position of the observer in each statement. If s/he is below
the object being observed write JOHN and if s/he is above the object being
observed write VENN. Write your answer in a separate answer sheet.
_______ 1. Max is on the 2nd floor of their house watching children playing in
the rain.
_______ 2. A man is 5 meters away from the base of a 5-meter lamp post
looking on its top.
_______ 3. From the top of the mountain, Ry saw a ship 30 meters away from
the base of the mountain.
_______ 4. Joana wants to know her distance from the monkey resting on a
tree near Red Jewel Resort.
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What is It
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Steps:
a. Make a hole at the center of the
base of the protractor.
b. Cut 7 inches string/thread and
tie it on the hole.
c. At the other end of the string tie
the clip/small stone.
d. Put the straw at the base of the
protractor The observer looks into the
hole to observe the object.
e. Make sure that all the materials
are properly fixed.
What’s More
I. Identify which of the following figures describes angle of elevation and angle
of depression.
1.
___________________________
2.
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____________________________
3.
_____________________________
4.
_____________________________
5.
____________________________
Source: Math Made Easy for Grade 9 p. 137 & Mathematics Learner’s Material pp. 459-460
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Independent Assessment 1
Direction. Draw the diagram in each of the following problem and determine
whether it represents angle of elevation or angle of depression.
1. From the top of the mountain, Ry saw two boats 20 meters and 23 meters
away from the base of the mountain.
2. Zen who is 5.6 ft tall is facing a ladder leaning against the wall. She
wants to know the distance of the wall from the base of the ladder.
Steps:
1. Move around the house and identify the objects above and below you.
2. Get your improvised clinometer and meter stick/tape measure.
3. Measure a 6 ft distance from you and the objects observed.
4. Using the clinometer, focus the hole on the objects being observed and
record the angle formed.
5. Measure your height and record it
6. Make an illustration.
Example:
Objects Observed Angle Formed Height of the Illustration
Observer
Above me -
Below me -
Questions:
1. How did you find the activity?
2. What mathematical concepts did you learn from the activity?
3. Which of the following situations best describes angle of elevation and angle
of depression?
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What I Have Learned
Direction. Follow the steps below and answer the questions that follow.
Steps:
Situations:
1. The angle of elevation of the bird on top of the lamp post from Mrs. Juan
which is 10 meters away is 33°.
2. Two boats are at the different sides of a 12 m tower. The angle of
depression from the top of the tower to the boats are 12° and 18°
respectively.
3. A 4-m ladder is leaning on a 7 m tree. It creates a 28° angle of elevation
from the base of the tree.
Questions:
1. Did you encounter any difficulty in illustrating the problems?
2. Based on what you have done, define angle of elevation and angle of
depression in your own words?
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Lesson Trigonometric Ratios
(Problems Involving Right
2 Triangles)
Hello there! So, how do you find trigonometric
ratios? We will apply what you have learned
from the previous lessons about angle of
elevation and angles of depression.
What I Know
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
Column A Column B
1. tan A a.
𝑏
𝑐
2. cos A b.
𝑝
𝑞
3. sin P 𝑞
c.
𝑟
4. cot P 𝑟
d.
𝑝
5. sec P
𝑎
e.
𝑏
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What’s In
What’s New
b. If the boy is three meters above the ground, approximately how far is
the dog from the house?
c. If the dog is 7 meters from the house, approximately how high is the
boy above the ground?
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What is It
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝐴𝐵
tan 60 =
𝐵𝐶
𝐴𝐵
√3 = Substitute by the given values
48
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( √3 )48 = AB Multiplying both sides by 48.
AB = 48√3
Example 2. From the top of the tower 30 m height a man is observing the
base of a tree at an angle of depression measuring 30°. Find the distance
between the tree and the tower.
Solutions:
Now we need to find the distance between foot of the tower and the foot
of the tree (BC).
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
tan θ =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝐴𝐵
tan 30° =
𝐵𝐶
30
1/√3 =
𝐵𝐶
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BC = 30√3
BC = 30 (1.732)
BC = 51.96 m
So, the distance between the tree and the tower is 51.96 m.
Solutions:
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝐴𝐵
sin θ = 𝐴𝐶
65
sin 31° = 𝐴𝐶
AC = 126.2 m
Example 4. From the peak of Mount Paraiso 824 m above the ground level,
the angle of depression of the sea of clouds on the level of the ground is 50°.
How far is the nearest edge od the sea of clouds from the building?
Solutions:
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𝑚∡ 𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 90° − 50° = 40°
𝑥
tan 40° =
824
𝑥 = 824 tan 40°
𝑥 = 691.42 𝑚
Hence, the distance between the foot
of the mountain and the edge of the
sea of clouds is 691.42 m.
Example 5. What is the angle of elevation of the moon if a 5 feet tall man who
walks in the night casts a shadow of 25 feet long?
Solutions:
Formulate the working equation
ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛
tan 𝜃 =
𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤
5𝑓𝑡
tan 𝜃 =
25𝑓𝑡
tan 𝜃 = 0.20
𝜃 = tan-1 (0.20)
𝜃 = 11. 31°
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Example 6. A ladder is leaning against a vertical wall makes an angle of 20°
with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 3 m from the wall. Find the length
of ladder.
Solutions:
What’s More
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2. Find the distance between the car and the building.
3. Find the height of the flagpole. 4. Find the distance of the bird
above the ground.
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Independent Assessment 1: Let’s Work-it-Out
1. A ladder eight meters long leans against the wall of a building. If the foot of
the ladder makes an angle o
2. Johnmel is flying a kite. He is holding the end of the string at 1.5 m above
the ground. If the string is 20 m long and makes an angle of 40° with the
horizontal, how high is the kite above the ground?
3. A man, 1.5 tall, is on the top of the building. He observes a car on the road
at an angle of 75°. If the building is 30 m high, how far is the car from the
building?
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
tan 40° =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑥
tan 40° =
1000
𝑥 = 1000(tan 40°)
𝑥 = 1000 (0.8391)
𝑥 = 839.1
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∴ The horizontal distance
between the airplane and
the airport is 839.1 m.
Dina lives in Vintar. She noticed that one of the lamp posts installed in
their garden is about to collapse. As a precautionary measure, she attached
a 2-meter wire to the lamp post to support it. One end of the wire is attached
one meter from the base of the lamp post and the other end is attached to the
base of the nearby tree. Determine the angle the wire makes with the ground.
Problem 2:
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
By Pythagorean Theorem,
𝐺𝐴 = √𝐺𝑀2 − 𝑀𝐴2
𝐺𝐴 = √22 − 12
𝐺𝐴 = √𝟑
√3
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
2
√3
𝐺 = sin−1 ( )
2
𝐺 = sin−1 (0.8660)
∴ 𝑚∠𝐺 = 60°
Questions:
1. Did you encounter difficulties in doing the activity? Why?
2. How did you overcome these difficulties?
Independent Assessment 2
Direction. Solve the following problems systematically and completely.
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1. Deb is standing at the distance of 15 m from the base of a. tree. From where
he is standing, he can see the top of the trees. If the tree is 15 m high and
Deb is 1 m tall, what is the angle of elevation of the top of the tree?
2. A bamboo pole is leaning against a tree. If the height of the tree is 12.2
meters and the angle made by the pole and the ground is 40°, what is the
length of the pole?
Thing I want to
explore more is…
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What I can do
Direction: Follow the steps below and answer the questions that follows.
Steps:
Questions:
1. How did you find the activity?
2. Were you able to it illustrate clearly?
3. What should you keep in mind to ensure the accuracy of your answer?
Assessment
A. Warm-Up Exercise:
Formulate a problem using the data you obtained in the previous
activity (What I Can Do).
B. Write two problems that involve right triangle using the situations found
at home and provide solutions to this problem.
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RUBRICS FOR ASSESMENT
CRITERIA 4 3 2 1
Sketches The sketch is The sketch is The sketch is The sketch is
very clear and clear and easy somewhat unclear and too
easy to to understand. difficult to difficult to
understand. understand. understand.
Formulation of Statements are Organization of Poor Not organized,
the Problem well organized statements is organization of not
and making the somewhat the statements comprehensible.
problem easy to jumpy making making the Frequent
comprehend. the problem problem hard to grammar and
Uses correct less easy to comprehend. spelling errors.
grammar and comprehend. With few errors
spelling Most grammar in grammar
and spelling are and spelling.
correct.
Solving the Provide Utilizes Employs partial Uses entirely
Problem appropriate moderately appropriate incorrect plan.
process for correct process process but
solving the with minimal considerable
problem; omission or error in
without errors error in procedure.
in procedure.
computations.
Additional Activities
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Post Assessment
Direction. Read the following questions and write the letter of the correct
answer in your activity notebook.
2. It is the angle formed when the object being observed is below the observer.
A. Right Angle C. Obtuse Angle
B. Angle of Depression D. Angle of Elevation
4. It is the angle formed when the object being observed is above the observer.
A. Right Angle C. Obtuse Angle
B. Angle of Depression D. Angle of Elevation
5. In the given illustration below, what best describe the horizontal line of
sight?
A. x C. y
y
B. xy D. no answer
6. Find the angle of elevation of the sun from the ground to the top of a 10 ft
tall tree that casts a shadow of 14 feet. Round to the nearest degree.
A. 54° C. 44°
B. 46° D. 36°
𝑥 𝑥
B. cos 70° = D. sin 70° =
10 10
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8. An office building is 50m high and the angle of elevation at the top of the
building is 30° when seen from a point on level ground. How far is the point
from the foot of the building? Round off to whole number.
A. 86 m C. 88 m
B. 87 m D. 89 m
10. A 10-feet ladder is placed to form an angle of 25° with the wall of the
building. How far is the ladder from the base of the building?
A. 4.1 ft. C. 4.4 ft.
B. 4.2 ft. D. 4.5 ft.
Congratulations for a
job well done.
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Answer Key
Pre-Assessment
1. A 6. C
2. B 7. A
3. C 8. B
4. D 9. C
5. A 10. C
Lesson 1
What I Know
What’s In
(Answers may vary.)
What’s New
I. 1. Above you
2. below you
3. Above you
4. Above you
5. below you
II. 1. Venn
2. John
3. Venn
4. John
5. John
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
1. Angle of Elevation
2. Angle of Elevation
3. Angle of Elevation
4. Angle of Elevation
5. Angle of Depression
Independent Assessment 1
1.
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Angle of Depression
2.
Angle of Depression
3.
Angle of Depression
Independent Activity 2
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
Independent Assessment 2
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
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Lesson 2
What I Know
1. e 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. c
What’s In
(Answers may vary.)
What’s New
I. a. Angle of depression for both problems within b and c because according to
the given situation the observer (boy) is above the object being observed (dog).
b. 4.8 m
c. 4.4 m
What’s More
1. ∠ 𝐴 = 26.6° 4. 9.8 m
2. 12.1 m 5. 9.19 km
3. 8.2 m
2. 14.36 m 5. 64.83°
3. 8.44 m
Independent Activity 2
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
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𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 100
tan 40° = 𝑥=
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 tan 40°
𝑥
tan 40° = 100
1000 𝑥=
𝑥 = 1000(tan 40°) 0.8391
𝑥 = 1000 (0.8391)
𝑥 = 839.1 𝑥 = 119.2 𝑚
Problem 2:
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
By Pythagorean Theorem, 2
𝐺𝐴 = √𝐺𝑀2 − 𝑀𝐴2
𝐺 = sin−1 (0.5)
𝐺𝐴 = √22 − 12
𝐺𝐴 = √𝟑 ∴ 𝑚∠𝐺 = 30°
√3
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐺 =
2
√3
𝐺 = sin−1 ( )
2
𝐺 = sin−1 (0.8660)
∴ 𝑚∠𝐺 = 60°
Independent Assessment 2
1.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going
rate the answers of the learners.)
What I can do
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
Assessment
(It is the discretion of the teacher on how many points will s/he going rate the
answers of the learners.)
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Additional Activities
Post - Assessment
1. A 3. A 5. A 7. D 9. A
2. B 4. D 6. D 8. B 10. B
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