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Lesson 6 Teacher Manual Pages...........................................................Page 2
Lesson 6 Student Worksheet Pages.....................................................Page 4
Lesson 6 Test..................................................................................... Page 8
Lesson 6 Solutions............................................................................ Page 12
Sample 6-1
Teacher Manual
Lesson 6 Angles of Elevation and Depression Page
Now we get a chance to apply all of our newly acquired skills in real life applications, otherwise known as
word problems. The first section is in elevation and depression problems. I first encountered these in a Boy
Scout Handbook many years ago. There was a picture of a tree, a boy, and several lines.
tree
How tall is the tree?
5'
11' 30'
Separating the picture into two triangles helps to clarify our ratios.
5 X
in the "boy" triangle tan q = = .4545 For the large triangle tan 24.44∞ =
11 41
(41)(.4545) = X
18.64' = X
We find that q = 24.44°, so q = 24.44° The tree is 18.64'.
One of the key components in being a good problem solver is drawing a picture using all the data given.
It turns a one dimensional group of words into a two dimensional picture.
It is pretty obvious by the words themselves that an angle of elevation measures up, and an angle of
depression down. Look at Figure 1.
Figure 1
depression
elevation
We assume that the line where the angle begins is perfectly flat, or horizontal.
6-2
Example 1 A campsite is 9.41 miles from a point directly below the mountain top. If the angle of
elevation is 12∞ from the camp to the top of the mountain, how high is the mountain?
top
mountain
campsite
12∞ 9.41 mi.
You can now see a right triangle, with the side adjacent to the 12∞ being 9.41 miles long. To find
the height of the mountain, which is the side opposite the 12∞ angle, the tangent is the best choice.
height
tan 12∞ =
9.41 mi.
(9.41)(tan 12∞) = height
Sample
Teacher Manual
(9.41)(.2126) = height Page
2 miles = height
Example 2 At a point 42.3 feet from the base of a building, the angle of elevation of the top is 75∞.
How tall is the building?
height
tan 75∞ =
42.3'
building
(42.3)(tan 75∞) = height
(42.3)(3.7321) = height
1) How far from the door must a ramp begin in order to rise 3 feet with an 8∞ angle of elevation?
2) An A-frame cabin is 26.23 feet high at the center and the angle the floor makes with the base is 53∞15'. How
wide is the base?
Solutions
3
1) tan 8∞ = 2) 26.23
3 X tan 53.25∞ =
8∞ X
X X tan 8∞ = 3
26.23
3 X=
X= 26.23
tan 53.25∞
tan 8∞
53∞15'
3 26.23
X= X X X=
.1405 1.3392
53∞15' = 53.25
X = 21.35 ft. X = 19.59 2X = 39.18 ft
6-A
1) Isaac's camp is 5,280 feet from a point directly beneath Mt. Monadnock. What is the hiking distance along
the ridge if the angle of elevation is 25° 16'?
2) How many feet higher is the top of the mountain than his campsite?
Express as a fraction.
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
a
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
2 31
4 Express as a decimal.
17) a 18)
A 29°
12 59
D
35.4° a
B C
F G
19) 42.66° 20) a
100 47 H
E
41°32'10"
a
6-B
1) The side of a lake has a uniform angle of elevation of 15∞30'. How far up the side of the lake does the
water rise if, during the flood season, the height of the lake increases by 7.3 feet?
2) A building casts a shadow of 110 feet. If the angle of elevation from that point to the top of the building is
29∞3', find the height of the building.
Express as a fraction.
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
a
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
11
4.6
Express as a decimal.
19) 20) q
67° N
10.25 2 13
Q
q a
P
6-C
1) From a point 120 feet from the base of a church, the angles of elevation of the top of the building and the
top of a cross on the building are 38∞ and 43∞ respectively. Find the height of the cross. (The ground is flat.)
2) Find the height of the building as well as the height of the cross itself.
Express as a fraction.
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
a
15 5) cot q = 8) cot a =
7.1
Express as a decimal.
q
9) sin q = 12) sin a =
13.2
15) Use your answers in #9-11 to find the measure of q. They may vary slightly.
16) Use your answers in #12-14 to find the measure of a. They may vary slightly. Sample
Student Text
Page
Solve for the lengths of the sides and the measures of the angles.
S
17) 18) a
40° T
88
R
25 36.2°
U
a
19) 20) a
a
V 95
X
150
51.9° q
7
W
6-D
1) A campsite is 12.88 miles from a point directly below Mt. Adams. If the angle of elevation is 15.5∞ from
the camp to the top of the mountain, how high is the mountain?
2) At a point 60.7 feet from the base of a building, the angle of elevation from that point to the top is 64.75∞.
How tall is the building?
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
a
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
25
X Express as a decimal.
A
2 Z
Y 49.2°
a q
14
C
Sample
Test 6
Test Booklet
Use for questions 1 - 4: Devan stands 926 meters fromPage
8) How long must a cable be in order to stretch
a point directly below the peak of a mountain. The angle from the observation point to the top of the
building?
of elevation between Devan and the top of the mountain
is 42°. A) 102.9 m B) 127.1 m
C) 136.1 m D) 50.3 m
1) Which equation can be used to find the height of the
mountain (X)?
Use for questions 9 & 10: A car traveled a
A) sin 42° = X B) tan 42° = 926
926 X distance of 100 feet up a ramp to a bridge. The
angle of elevation of the ramp was 10°.
C) cos 48° = 926 D) tan 42° = X
X 926
9) How high was the bridge above road level?
2) What is the height of the mountain?
A) 17.4 ft. B) 98.5 ft.
A) 833.8 m B) 1028.4 m
C) 10 ft. D) 100 ft.
C) 619.6 m D) 1383.9 m
C) 57°15’ D) 46°20’08”
2) Tan 29.05° = B
1) 15°30' = 15.5° 110
29°3' = 29.05° B 110 (Tan 29.05°) = B
7.3' X D
15°30' 61.1' = B
29°3'
7.3 110'
sin 15.5 =
X
7.3
X=
sin 15.5 Express as a fraction.
X = 27.32' 11 11
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
4.6 10
11 11
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
10 4.6
a
10 4.6
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
11 4.6 10
4.6
Express as a decimal.
q 4.6 10
9) sin q = = .4182 12) sin a = = .9091
11 11
10
10 4.6
10) cos q = = .9091 13) cos a = = .4182
11 11
4.6 10
11) tan q = = .46 14) tan a = = 2.1739
10 4.6
15) The measure of q is 24.7°.
Sample
16) The measure of q is 65.3°. Teacher Manual
Solve for the lengths of the sides and the measures of the angles. Page
M
K M Sin 29° =
17) Tan 72° = 18) 59
12
J 72° 61° 59 Sin 29° = M
12 12 Tan 72° = 36.93
18° L 28.6 = M
12
Sin 18° = 59 L
K J 29° Cos 29° =
12 59
J = = 38.83
Sin 18° 59 Cos 29° = L
51.6 = L
2 13 = 7.2111
10.25 6
19) Sin 23° = 20) 7.211
50.24° Tan q =
N 6
67° N 10.25 arctan q = 1.202
10.25 N = = 26.23 2 13
Sin 23° Q q = 50.24°
23° a = 39.76°
P 39.76°
P Tan 67° =
10.25 (2 13 )2 + (6)2 = Q2
10.25 Tan 67° = P
2 22 = Q2
24.15 = P
6-C
BC B
1) Tan 43° = 2) Tan 38° =
120 120
BC = 120 Tan 43° B = 120 Tan 38°
BC B
BC = 112'
B = 93.75' or 93" 9"
43° 38°
120' 120'
112' - 93.75' = 18.25' or 18' 3"
Sample Express as a fraction.
Teacher Manual 3) csc q =
15
6) csc a =
15
7.1
Page 13.2
15 15
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
a 13.2 7.1
15 13.2 7.1
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
7.1 7.1 13.2
Express as a decimal.
q
13.2 7.1 13.2
9) sin q = = .4733 12) sin a = = .88
15 15
13.2 7.1
10) cos q = = .88 13) cos a = = .4733
15 15
7.1 13.2
11) tan q = = .5379 14) tan a = = 1.8592
13.2 7.1
15) The measure of q is 28.25°.
Solve for the lengths of the sides and the measures of the angles.
U
R Tan 53.8° =
S Sin 40° = 88
17) 25 18)
40° 88 Tan 53.8° = U
25 Sin 40° = R T 53.8°
R = 16.07 88 U = 120.24
88
R Sin 36.2° =
25 S 36.2° T
Cos 40° =
25 U 88
50° T=
25 Cos 40° = S Sin 36.2°
S = 19.15 T = 149.00
W 72 + X2 = ( 95 )2
Tan 38.1° =
19) 150 20) 49 + X2 = 95
38.1° 150 Tan 38.1° = W 95 45.9° X = 46
V X
150 W = 117.62 X= 46 or 6.78
150 6.78
Sin 51.9° = 44.1° Tan q =
51.9° V 7
150 7
W V= arctan .96 = 44.1
Sin 51.9°
V = 190.61 a = 90 - 44.1 = 45.9°
6-D
M
Tan 15.5° =
1) 12.88 2) B
M Tan 64.75° =
15.5° M = 3.57 60.7
12.88 mi. B = 128.7'
B
Sample
64.75°
60.7''
Teacher Manual
Page
Express as a fraction.
(18.33)2 + X2 = 252 25 25
3) csc q = 6) csc a =
336 + X2 = 625 17 18.33
X2 = 625 25 25
4) sec q = 7) sec a =
X = 17 a 18.33 17
25 18.33 17
5) cot q = 8) cot a =
X = 17 17 18.33
q Express as a decimal.
18.33 17 18.33
9) sin q = = .68 12) sin a = = .7332
25 25
18.33 17
10) cos q = = .7332 13) cos a = = .68
25 25
17 18.33
11) tan q = = .9274 14) tan a = =1.0782
18.33 17
15) The measure of q is 42.84°.
Solve for the lengths of the sides and the measures of the angles.
A
Tan 40.08° =
2.24 10 .5 10.5
18)
17) 41.81° 22 + (2.24)2 = Y2 10.5 Tan 40.08° = A
40.8°
3=Y 9.06 = A
A
2 2 Z 10.5
Y=3 Cos q = = .6667 49.2° Sin 49.2° =
3 Z
48.19° Z= 10.5
arccos .6667 = 48.19°
Sin 49.2°
a = 90 - 48.19 = 41.81°
Z = 13.87
C
Tan 29.07° = 10
56 Tan q =
19) 29.07° 20) 14
56 Tan 29.07° =C a arctan .7143= 35.54°
31.13 = C D
56 B
10 a = 90 - 35.54 = 54.46°
(56)2 + (31.13)2 = B2 102 + 142 = D2
60.93° q
64.07 = B 14 17.2 = D
C