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Worksheet Angles of Elevation and Depression

1) A pilot measures angles of depression to two ships as 40° and 52°. Given the pilot's elevation of 10,000 meters, the distance between the ships is calculated. 2) At points A and B, 80m apart, the angles of elevation to the top of a building are measured as 58° and 27°. The height of the building is calculated. 3) Several questions are asked involving angles of depression/elevation to calculate distances and heights based on given measurements.

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Worksheet Angles of Elevation and Depression

1) A pilot measures angles of depression to two ships as 40° and 52°. Given the pilot's elevation of 10,000 meters, the distance between the ships is calculated. 2) At points A and B, 80m apart, the angles of elevation to the top of a building are measured as 58° and 27°. The height of the building is calculated. 3) Several questions are asked involving angles of depression/elevation to calculate distances and heights based on given measurements.

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Worksheet: Angles o f Depression and Elevation

I. A pilot measures the angles of depression to two ships to be 40o


and 52o. If the pilot is flying at an elevation of 10,000 meters,
find the distance between the two ships.
II. At a point A, due south of a building the angle of elevation from
the ground to the top of a building is 58o . At a point B ( on
level ground with A), 80m due west of A, the angle of
elevation to the top of the building is 27o . Find the height of
the building.
III.
Q.1. Kulsoom was standing on the top of a coastal cliff and
looking at Laura who was in a boat below. The angle of
depression of Laura from Kulsoom was 30o.
The cliff was measured as being 100 meters high.

(i) What was the angle of elevation of Kulsoom from Laura?


(ii) Draw a diagram of the above situation and clearly label the
angles of elevation and depression.
(iii) How far was Laura from the base of the cliff?

Q.2. Kulsoom was on the 100 meters high cliff and observed a
buoy, 40 metres from the base of the cliff. What was the angle of
depression of the buoy?

Q.3. Laura then observed Kulsoom at the top of a different cliff.


Laura noted that the angle of elevation was 40o. She rowed her
boat 50 meters towards the cliff and noted that the angle of
elevation was 60o. What was the height of the cliff?

Q.4. Laura wanted to determine the height of a tree. She


measured 50 meters from the base of the tree and used a sight
tube at that point to determine the angle of elevation as 20o.
How tall was the tree?

Q.5. Laura and Kulsoom were in opposing teams for an


orienteering exercise. Both started from the same point at the
same time. Laura jogged for 20 minutes at 6.0 km/h at a bearing
of 150o. Kulsoom walked for 45 minutes at 4.0 km/h at a bearing
of 240o. Both then sat down to rest.
How far apart were Laura and Kulsoom when they were
resting?

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