DETAILED LESSON PLAN

MATHEMATICS - 9

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to;
a. define what is Angles of Depression and Angles of Elevation using diagrams
or pictures.
b. solve real-life problems involving Angle of Depression and Angle of Elevation.
c. realize the use and meaning of Angles of Depression and Angles of Elevation.
A. Content Standard : The learner demonstrates understanding of the basic
concepts of trigonometry.
B. Performance Standard: The learner is able to apply the concepts of trigonometric
ratios to formulate and solve real-life problems with
precision and accuracy.
C. Learning Competency: The learner…
(a) illustrates angles of elevation and angles of depression.
(b) uses trigonometric ratios to solve real-life problems
involving right triangles.

II. SUBJECT-MATTER

A. Topic: Angle of Depression and Angle of Elevation

B. Reference/s: Youtube.com, DIWA books, Mathisfun.com,
Calcworkshop
C. Material/s: diagrams/pictures, cartolina, manila paper, laptop

III.PROCEDURE:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Preparation:

Good morning class!

Good morning ma’am!
Let’s all stand and pray, Chris lead the
prayer Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be
Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this
 day our daily bread; and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. Amen.
Again, Good morning class!
Good morning ma’am!
Kindly, pick up the pieces of papers and
candy wrappers under and side of your
chair. (Students picked up all the pieces of papers and
candy wrappers)
You may all have your seats.
So, do we have absentees today?
None ma’am
Very Good!

A. Review:
Before we begin our lesson, let’s have a
quick review regarding to our previous
discussion.
Yes Martha? You are raising your hand.
Last meeting we discussed about the
trigonometric ratios.
Very good, kindly name one of them
Maria?
SOH - Sine is equal to Opposite over adjacent
Next, Ian?
CAH - Cosine is equal to adjacent
Amber?
TOA - Tangent is equal to opposite over
adjacent
Mark?
CHO - Cosecant is equal to hypotenuse over
opposite
Gwen?
SHA - Secant is equal to hypotenuse over
adjacent
And lastly, Wymberly?
CAO - Cotangent is equal to adjacent over
 opposite
Very Good class!

B. Motivation:

Now, I’ll group you in to four, let’s starts

counting by one from Mary. (The students counted one to four, until the last
student in the room)
Group one is on the right front seat,
second group at the back of the first group,
third group on the left front seat, and at the
back of them are the last group.
(the students, went to their corresponding
group’s place)
Settled then, choose your leader and a
secretary, write the names of your
members on a piece of paper. (they chose they leader and secretary, and
wrote the names of their members)
I’ll give you two pictures each group, a
marker and cartolina. All you have to do is
to list all the possible differences of the
two pictures you have and write it on the
cartolina. I’ll give you five minutes to
finish the activity, after that you’ll present
your work.
Group 1:

Group 1:

1. The girl is sad, while the boy is happy

2. The girl is looking down, the boy is
looking up
Group 2:
 Group 2:

1. The first picture, they’re broken,

while the girl on the second picture
looks happy.
2. The first picture, they’re looking
Group 3: downward, the second picture looking
up.

Group 3:

1. The guy on the first picture, looks

problematic, while on the second
picture, the pope is asking guidance to
the above.
Group 4: 2. The first picture looking down, the
second picture looking up.

Group 4:

1. The girl on the first picture is looking

down, while the second girl is looking
up.
2. The girl on the first picture looks
 unhappy, while the other girl is happy.
Very good class! Now, my question for
the group 1, how did you know that the
girl is sad?
Yes Anna? The way, the girl holds her face and she’s
looking down
What a nice answer, Anna! How about
you Mike, how did you know that the girl
is happy? By the girl smiles at the picture looks happy
and contented.
Very good Mike!
Very good class! You differentiate the two
pictures by observing their body language.

What are the other things you have noticed

in the activity?
Yes, Yvonne? The activity is all about feelings, and every
negative feeling, demonstrated it by, looking
downward, and when it’s positive they
Very good Yvonne! Where do negative demonstrated it by looking up.
and positive emotions lead a person?
Yes, Carlos?
Negative emotions leads to stress, and
sometimes depression. Positive emotions leads
to new possibilities, doing better on tasks and
tests, you tend to live to be happier, healthier,
and get along well with other.

C. Lesson Proper:

Very good, Carlos!

Today’s lesson is related to our activity.
According to Carlos, Negative emotions
leads to Depression. During the activity
you demonstrated negative emotions by
looking downward. And when we’re
looking downward there is an angle
formed, and we called it Angle of
Depression. So, with these definitions and
activity, what is Angle of Depression?
Yes, Daniel?
I think ma’am, Angles of Depression is,
something you look down, especially on the
ground. Like in our activity, every time they
demonstrated negative feeling, they looked
Very good, Nico! down.
Do you have an additional answer,
Wenndy? Yes ma’am, additional to what Nico answered,
we’re not only looking downward, but we’re
Excellent, Wenndy! looking down in a specific object.
In conclusion, Angles of Depression is the
angle formed by the downward line of
sight and a horizontal line. The downward
line of sight is drawn from the observer to
an object at a lower position. And the
horizontal line is the eye level.
How about the Angle of Elevation,
Crystal? Angles of Elevation, every time you look up
or looking upward at something in the sky, or
above you, you are creating something called
Very Good, Crystal! the Angle of Elevation with your eyes.
In addition, Angle of Elevation is the
angle above the horizontal line that an
observer must look in order to see an
object that is higher than the observer.

Example:
A girl on the rooftop of a 12-meter high
building sees a car on the parking lot. If
the angle of depression from the girl to the
car is 60, then how far is the car from the
building? The girl is 1.2 meters in height.
Round off your answer to the nearest
hundredths.

Very Good Megan!

The first step that we need to do, is to
make a rough sketch and label it
completely, volunteer? Yes, Mariah (Mariah, sketched and labeled it completely)

Very good!

Because the angle of elevation and the

angle of depression are equal in measure,
then θ = 60.
The car is being viewed from a total of
13.2m, because of 12 + 1.2 height of the
girl.
Notice that the total height is opposite θ,
and the distance of the car from the
building is adjacent to θ.
Next step is to choose what is the
applicable trigonometric ratio, Marcus?
The applicable trigonometric ratio is Tangent,
Ma’am.
Very good, Marcus!
Anne, kindly substitute the given using
Tangent ratio.
Tangent is equal to Opposite over Adjacent.
Very Good, Anne!
Last step is to solve.
Yes Mark, please.

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Final answer
 Very good, Mark!
Another example.

Example:
Imagine an airplane that is about to take-
off. Directly in the path of the plane,
1,850m from the point of take-off, there is
a building with a height of 230m. If the
plane will rise at a constant angle, then
what should be the take-off angle so that
the plane will clear the building?

Who can do the first step? Yes, Cyrus?

(Cyrus sketched and labeled it completely)
Yes, Mika? Kindly answer the next
example.

Remember that, in finding the angle, to

avoid rounding-off errors, do not get the
numerical value yet. Because this is a
tangent ratio, the corresponding angle ᴓ
can be determined by using the arctangent.
Continue, Mika.

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Very good Mika!

D. Generalization:

When we talk about Angle of Elevation

Adrian, simply means?
An upward line of sight and a horizontal line

What trigonometric ratios needed, Philip?

Tangent ma’am. Opposite over hypotenuse
 ma’am!
How about Angle of Depression, Aubrey?
A downward line of sight and a horizontal line
ma’am.
Is there a relationship between the two
Angles? Yes, Victor? Yes ma’am. Angle of Elevation and Angle of
depression are congruent, if the objects are
looking each other.
Very good, Victor!

E. Application:

All leaders of the group, kindly stand.

Inside this box are the problems that you
need to solve together with your members.
You’ll be given a marker and manila
paper to sketch and solve the problem
you’ve picked, and after 5minutes
present your solutions and discuss to the
class. You may assign two members to
do the presentation; group or groups get
a correct answer will be given a 10 plus
points and a surprise award. (Leaders pick their problem…)
1. A tree casts a shadow 87feet long. If the
Angle of elevation from the ground to the top
of the tree is 50 , find the height of the tree.

2. If the Kite is 100ft high and the angle of

depression from the kite to Wiley is 39 , Find
the Distance along the string the lightening
must travel to reach the key. Wiley is holding
the string 4 feet off the ground.

3. A light house operator at point P 25m above

sea level sight a sailboat at point S. The angle
of depression of the sighting is 10 . How far is
the boat from the base of the lighthouse?
 4. A tress casts a shadow 21m long. The angle
of elevation of the sun is 51 . What is the
height of the tree?

IV. EVALUATION:

Ask two members of each group, to discuss or present their problem with solutions.

V. ASSIGNMENT:

Make your own clinometer at home using a protractor, straw, thread, pencil-eraser
and tape. For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FVqNEBWH4B0.