Department of Education

Division of Negros Occidental

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL HIGH SCHOOL

Mathematics Department
Mathematics 9
TRIGONOMETRY
Learning Activity Sheet
42nd
th Quarter–-Week
QUARTER WEEK 4
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I. LEARNING COMPETENCY: Uses trigonometric ratios to solve
real-life problems involving right triangles M9GE-IVe-1

II. BACKGROUND
The connection of Trigonometry to measurement
places it in the learner’s manuals for a wide variety of
professions. Carpenters, construction workers, designers,
architects, and engineers, to name a few dealt with
measurements, and as such, they deal with triangle
measures, or trigonometry.
Combining your skills with illustrating the six
trigonometric ratios, solving right triangles, finding the
trigonometric ratios of special angles, illustrating the angle of
elevation and depression and the manipulation of your
scientific calculator, you are now ready to tackle problems
that are connected to more real-world scenarios. The
situations you will be examining will be specifically related to
right triangles, and you will be using our three main
trigonometric functions. Once a diagram is established, the
mathematical solution will be the same as those shown on
solving for sides or solving for angles.
Angle of elevation and angle of depression appear in
application problems but not all trigonometry word
problems may use the terms “angle of elevation” or “angle
of depression”. You may need to read carefully to see where
to indicate the angle in the problem.

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 Steps on how to solve trigonometry word problems.

Step 1. Draw a sketch if it is not given in the problem.

Step 2. State the given parts.
Step 3. State the required parts.
Step 4. Find the solution by giving the appropriate
trigonometric function involving the given and required
parts.
Step 5. Use trigonometry to find the required.

III. REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

Next Century Mathematics, Advance Algebra, Trigonometry,
and Statistics, Phoeneix Publishing House, Fernando B.
Orines, pages 511-514
Mathematics Learner’s Material 9, pages 437-445

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IV. ACTIVITY
Solve the following problems.
1.) A ladder 4 meters long, leaning against a vertical wall
makes an angle 620 with the ground. How high on the
wall does the ladder reach? Give your answer to the
nearest hundredths.
Solution:

Drawing a sketch and

4m marking the given
x
𝟔𝟐°

Let x = the height of the wall that the ladder can reach.

0 𝑜 (𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛) The solution deals with opposite and

𝑆𝑖𝑛 62 = hypotenuse making it a sine problem
ℎ (𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛)
0
𝑥
𝑆𝑖𝑛 62 = Substitution
4
𝑥 0 Identity
= 𝑆𝑖𝑛 62
4
𝑥
4(4) = 4(𝑆𝑖𝑛 620 ) Applying MPE
𝑥
4(4) = 4(0.8829) Use scientific calculator for sin 620
𝑥
4(4) = 3.5316 Simplifying
x = 3.53 m
Therefore, the height of the wall that the ladder can
reach is 3.53 m.
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2.) A bird is 6 meters away from the tree. If the angle of
elevation is 320, how tall is the tree? Express the answer
to the nearest two decimal places.
Solution:

x Drawing a sketch and

marking the given

𝟑𝟐° 6m

Let x = the height of the tree

o (unknown)
Tan 320 = The solution deals with opposite and
a (given)
adjacent sides making it a tangent
problem
𝑥
Tan 320 = Substitution
6
𝑥
= Tan 320 Identity
6
𝑥
6(6) = 6(Tan 320 ) Applying MPE
𝑥
6(6) = 6(0.6249) Use scientific calculator for Tan 320
𝑥
6(6) = 3.7494 Simplifying
x = 3.75 m
Therefore, the tree is 3.75 meters tall.
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3.) The radio man from a radio tower sees a boat 80 m away
from the base of the tower. What is the distance from the
radio room of the tower to the boat? Give your answer to
the nearest hundredths.
Solution:
Drawing a sketch and
marking the given.
This solution will use alternate
interior angles from the
parallel horizontal lines, so
place 12° inside the triangle
by the partner (bottom left)

Let x = the distance from radio room of the tower to the

boat.
The solution deals with the adjacent
a (given) and hypotenuse making it a cosine
Cos 120 = h (unknown) problem
80
Cos 120 = substitution
𝑥
0 80
(𝑥)(Cos 12 ) = ( 𝑥 )(𝑥) Apply MPE
(𝑥)(Cos 120 ) = 80
(𝑥)(𝐶𝑜𝑠 120 ) 80 Apply MPE
=
𝐶𝑜𝑠 120 𝐶𝑜𝑠 120
80
𝑥= Use scientific calculator for
0.9781
Cos 120 and simplify
x = 81.79m
Therefore, the distance from the radio room of the tower to
the boat is 81.79 m.
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4.) The angle of depression from the top of an apartment
building to the base of a slide nearby park is 450. If the
building is 2000 cm tall, how far away is the slide?
Solution:

Drawing a sketch and

marking the given.
This solution will use alternate
𝟒𝟓° interior angles from the
68 ft parallel horizontal lines, so
place 45° inside the triangle by
2000cm the partner (bottom right)
𝟒𝟓°
x
Let x = the distance of 68
theft
building to the slide
o (given)
Tan 450 = a (unknown) The solution deals with the adjacent
and hypotenuse making it a tangent
problem
2000
Tan 450 = Substitution
x
2000
𝑥(Tan 450 ) = x( ) Apply MPE
x
2000
𝑥(Tan 450 ) = x( x ) Simplify
𝑥(Tan 450 ) 2000
= Apply MPE
Tan 450 Tan 450
𝑥(Tan 450 ) 2000
= Simplify
Tan 450 Tan 450
2000
𝑥 = Tan 450 Use special angle of tan 45° or
2000 scientific calculator
𝑥= 1
𝒙 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐦
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5.) Marky is 1.2 meters tall. He releases 20 meters of string
to fly his kite. The angle of elevation his string makes with
his hand is 600. How high is the kite from the ground?

Solution:

Drawing a sketch and

marking the given.

20m

x
𝟔𝟎°
68
𝟏. 𝟐m

Let x be the height of the kite from the ground.

o (unknown) The solution deals with the opposite and

Sin 600 = hypotenuse making it a sine problem
h (given)

𝑥−1.2
Sin 600 = Substitution
20

x−1.2
= 𝑆𝑖𝑛 60° Identity
20

x−1.2
20 ( ) = 20(𝑆𝑖𝑛 60°) Apply MPE
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 x−1.2
20 ( ) = 20(𝑆𝑖𝑛 60°) Simplify
20

√3 Use special angle of sin 60°

𝑥 − 1.2 = 20 ( 2 )
or

𝑥 − 1.2 = 20(0.8860) Use scientific calculator for sin 60°

𝑥 − 1.2 = 17.3200 Simplify

𝑥 − 1.2 + 1.2 = 17.3200 + 1.2

Apply APE
𝑥 − 1.2 + 1.2 = 17.3200 + 1.2 Simplify

𝒙 = 𝟏𝟖. 𝟓𝟐 𝐦

Therefore, the height of the kite is 18.52 m from the ground.

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6.) A 213-decimeter building casts a 152-decimeter shadow.
What is the angle that the sun hits the building? Express
the answer to the nearest hundredths.

𝟐𝟏𝟑𝒅𝒎
68 ft

𝟏𝟓𝟐𝒅𝒎
68 ft
Let x = the angle the sun hits the building.
𝑜(𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛) The solution deals with opposite,
𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = and adjacent making it a tangent
𝑎(𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛)
problem.
152 Substitution
𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 =
213
𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = 0.7136
𝜃 = 𝑇𝑎𝑛−1 (0.7136) Use calculator for 𝑇𝑎𝑛−1 0.7136
𝜃 = 35.5122°
𝜽 = 𝟑𝟓. 𝟓𝟏°

Therefore, the angle that the sun hits the building is 35.510.

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 7.) A ramp is pulled out of the back of truck. There is a 36
degrees angle between the ramp and the pavement. If
the distance from the end of the ramp to the back of the
truck is 1.5-meter, how long is the ramp? How high is the
back of the truck?
Solution:
.

Drawing a sketch and

marking the given

𝒙
𝒚
68
68
𝟑𝟔°
𝟏. 𝟓𝒎68 ft
Let x = the length
68 ft of the ramp.
0
𝑎(𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛) The solution deals with adjacent,
𝐶𝑜𝑠 36 = and hypotenuse making it a cosine
ℎ(𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛)
problem.
1.5
𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 = Substitution
𝑥
1.5
𝑥(𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 ) = 𝑥( 𝑥 ) Apply MPE
1.5
𝑥(𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 ) = 𝑥( 𝑥 ) Simplify
𝑥(𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 ) = 1.5 Apply MPE

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 𝑥(𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 ) 1.5
= 𝐶𝑜𝑠 Simplify
𝐶𝑜𝑠 360 360
1.5
𝑥 = 𝐶𝑜𝑠 Use calculator for Cos 450
360
1.5
𝑥= Simplify
0.8090
𝑥 = 1.8541
𝐱 = 𝟏. 𝟖𝟓 𝐦

Let y = the height of the back of the truck.

𝑜(𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛) The solution deals with opposite, and

𝑇𝑎𝑛 360 = adjacent sides making it a tangent
𝑎(𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛) problem.
0
𝑦
𝑇𝑎𝑛 36 = Substitution
1.5
𝑦 Identity
= 𝑇𝑎𝑛 360
1.5
𝑦 Apply MPE
1.5 ( ) = 1.5(𝑇𝑎𝑛 360 )
1.5
𝑦
1.5 ( ) = 1.5(𝑇𝑎𝑛 360 ) Simplify
1.5
𝑦 = 1.5(𝑇𝑎𝑛 360 ) Use calculator for Tan 360
𝑦 = 1.5(0.7265) Simplify
𝑦 = 1.0898
𝐲 = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟗 𝐦

Therefore, the length of the ramp is 1.85 meters and the height of
the back of the truck is 1.09 meters.

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 V. PRACTICE EXERCISE:
(For study purposes only. DO NOT SUBMIT THE ANSWERS.)
Solve each of the following problems.

1.) A ladder 10 meters long leans against the 10m

wall of a house. If the foot of the ladder
makes an angle of 300 with the ground, how
far is the base of the ladder from the wall?
𝟑𝟎°
x
2.) The angle of depression from the top 𝟔𝟎°
of a mountain to the base of a bicycle
is 600. If the mountain is 78 meters
tall, how far away is the bicycle? 𝟕𝟖 𝐦

x
3.) A 5000cm flagpole cast a
2000 cm shadow. Find the 5000 cm
angle of elevation. 𝜽
2000 cm
4.) A man, 1.5 m tall, is on top of a
1.5m
building. He observes a car on the 𝟕𝟓°
road at an angle 750. If the building
is 60 m high, how far is the car from
the building? 60m

x
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 PERFORMANCE
VI. SUMMATIVE TASK (ANSWERS TO BE SUBMITTED)
TEST
Direction: Write the letter of the best answer on the answer
sheet provided.

Refer to the problem below for numbers 1-6.

A Filipino woman is on a
tourist bus in France with her
colleagues. From her position,
she sees the Eiffel tower at an 300m
angle of 450. The tower is
𝟒𝟓°
300m high.

1. What side of the triangle is the height of the tower with

respect to the 45° angle?
A. Adjacent C. Longer leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

2. What side of the triangle is the distance of the woman to

the base of the tower with respect to the given angle?
A. Adjacent C. Longer leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

3. What trigonometric function is used involving the ratio of

the height of the tower to the distance of the woman from
the base of the tower?
A. Cos C. Sin
B. Csc D. Tan
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 4. What trigonometric equation can be used to solve for x if x
refers to the distance of the bus from the base of the Eiffel
tower?
300 300
A. 𝐶𝑜𝑠 45° = C. 𝑆𝑖𝑛 45° =
𝑥 𝑥
300 300
B. 𝐶𝑠𝑐 45° = D. 𝑇𝑎𝑛 45° =
𝑥 𝑥

5. How far is the bus from the base of the tower?

A. 212.13 m C. 424.26 m
B. 300 m D. 442.26 m

6. What is the measure of the other acute angle?

A. 300 C. 600
B. 450 D. 900

For numbers 7-12, refer to the problem below.

A 220-meter cable wire is used to

support a building. The cable makes
an angle of 600 with the ground. 220m

𝟔𝟎°
7. What side of the triangle is the length of the cable wire with
respect to the 60° angle?
A. Adjacent C. Leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

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8. What side of the triangle is the height of the building with
respect to the given acute angle?
A. Adjacent C. Leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

9. What trigonometric function refers to the ratio of the

height of the building and the length of the cable wire with
respect to the 600 angle?
A. Cos C. Sin
B. Csc D. Tan

10. If variable x represents the height of the building, what

the trigonometric equation is used in solving for the height
of the building?
𝑥 𝑥
A. 𝐶𝑜𝑠 60° = 220 C. 𝑆𝑖𝑛 60° = 220
𝑥 𝑥
𝐵. 𝑆𝑒𝑐 60° = 220 D. 𝑇𝑎𝑛 60° = 220

11. How high is the building to the nearest hundredths?

A. 110.24 m C. 381.05m
B. 190.53m D. 440.17 m

12. What is the measure of the other acute angle?

A. 300 C. 600
B. 450 D. 900

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 For numbers 13-20, Refer to the problem below.
When the sun is 22° above
the horizon, how long is the
shadow cast by a building that
is 60 meters high?
𝟔𝟎𝒎

𝟐𝟐°

13. What side of the triangle is the height of the building with
respect to the given acute angle?
A. Adjacent C. Leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

14. What side of the triangle is the shadow cast by the

building with respect to the 22° angle?
A. Adjacent C. Leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

15. What is the measure of the other acute angle?

A. 22° C. 58°
B. 42° D. 68°

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16. If variable x refers to the length of
the shadow cast by the building,
which of the following trigonometric
𝟔𝟎𝒎
equations can be formulated to 𝟐𝟐°
solve for the length of the shadow? 𝒙

60 60
A. Cos 22° = C. Sin 22° =
x x
60 60
B. Csc 22° = D. Tan 22° =
x
x
17. What is the value of 𝑥?
A. 22.48m C. 148.51m
B. 64.71m D. 160.17m

18. What part of the triangle is the distance from the tip of
the building to the end of the shadow (ground right)?

A. Adjacent C. Leg
B. Hypotenuse D. Opposite

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19. If y represents the distance of
the end part of the shadow (ground
right) from the tip of the building,
𝒚
what trigonometric equation can be 𝟔𝟎𝒎
formed involving the height of the 𝟐𝟐°

building and the variable y with

respect to 220 angle?

60 60
A. Cos 22° = C. Sin 22° =
y y
60 60
B. Csc 22° = D. Tan 22° = y
y

20. What is the value of y?

A.48m C. 148.51m
B.71m D. 160.17m

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VII. ANSWER KEY
Practice Exercises
1. ) 8.66 m
2. ) 45.03 m
3. ) 68.200
4. ) 16.48 m

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