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The document contains a series of trigonometry problems focused on angles of elevation and depression, requiring calculations related to heights and distances. Each question presents a real-world scenario involving buildings, flagpoles, and natural features, asking for specific measurements based on given angles and distances. The problems are designed to test the application of trigonometric principles in practical situations.

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Angle_of_Elevation_Angle_of_Depression

The document contains a series of trigonometry problems focused on angles of elevation and depression, requiring calculations related to heights and distances. Each question presents a real-world scenario involving buildings, flagpoles, and natural features, asking for specific measurements based on given angles and distances. The problems are designed to test the application of trigonometric principles in practical situations.

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TRIGONOMETRY NAME: _______________

GRADE: __________

Angle of Elevation
and
Angle of Depression
QUESTION 1

A woman is standing on the ground at a point 78ft from


the base of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of
the building is 57 degrees. To the nearest foot, how high is
the building?
QUESTION 2

The sun shines on a flagpole, causing a shadow to be cast


on the ground. The distance from the base of the pole to
the tip of the shadow is 49 feet. At that time of day, the
sun’s rays make an angle of 38 degrees with the ground.
How tall is the flagpole? Answer to 1 decimal place.
QUESTION 3

An observer on a cliff 1000 dm above sea level sights two


ships due east. The angles of depression of the ships are 47˚
and 32˚. Find, to the nearest decimeter, the distance
between the two ships.
QUESTION 4

A 200 ft high television transmitting tower is to be supported by


guy wires running from the ground to the top of the tower. The
wires make an angle of 63degrees with the ground. Answer to 1
decimal place

a) How long is each wire?


b) b) How far from the base of the tower must they meet the
ground?
QUESTION 5

A tree is struck by lightning and snaps off 34 feet above the ground.
The top part of the tree, 117feet long, rests with the tip on the
ground whole the broken end rests on the top of the stump. What
angle does the top part of the tree make with the ground? Answer
to 1 decimal place.
QUESTION 6

A submarine starts on the surface, and dives at an angle of


13degrees to the surface. It goes diagonally a distance of 890
meters before reaching the bottom.

a) How deep is the water where the submarine reaches the


bottom? Answer to 1 decimal place
b) b) How far is it along the ocean surface from the point where
the submarine started to the point directly above where it
reached the bottom? Answer to 1 decimal place
QUESTION 7

Haleakela is a 10,000 foot high dormant volcano on Maui, Hawaii.


The peak is a horizontal distance of 30,000 feet
from the ocean. At what angle would you have to look up to see
the peak if you were standing at the edge of the ocean? Answer
correct to 3 significant figure.
QUESTION 8

One of the steepest streets in the United States is the 500 block
of Highland Drive on Queen Ann Hill in Seattle. If you
measure horizontally 70 centimeters from a point on the road
surface, you must go down 14.2 centimeters to get back to
the surface.

What angle does Highland Drive make with the horizontal?


Answer to the nearest degree.
QUESTION 9

The angle of depression , from the roof of building A to the foot of


a second building, B, across the same street and 40 metres away is
65 degrees. The angle of elevation of the roof of building B to the
roof of building A is 35 degrees.

How tall is building B? Answer to two decimal places.


QUESTION 10

A surveying team are trying to find the height of a hill. They take a
“sight” on the top of a hill and find that the angle of elevation is
23𝑜 27′ . They move a distance of 250 meters on level ground
directly away from the hill and take a second “sight”. From this
point, the angle of elevation is 19𝑜 46′ .

Find the height of the hill, correct to the nearest meter.

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