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8.3b/8.4b: Tangent, Sine, and Cosine Ratios 8.5: Angles of Elevation and Depression
Sine/Cosine Sine:Cosine: SOHCAHTOA Tangent:
Trig Find the value of the variable to the nearest tenth.
Find x to the nearest degree. Trig Find x to the nearest degree.
Trig Find the value of x in the following triangles.
Angle of Elevation Angle of Elevation: the angle to which an observer would have to raise their line of sight above a horizontal line to see an object
Angle of Elevation Angle of Depression: the angle that an observer would have to lower their line of sight below a horizontal line to see an object
Angle of Elevation A surveyor stands 200ft from a building to measure its height with a 5ft tall theodolite. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 35°. How tall is the building.
Angle of Depression An airplane is flying 3500 ft above the ground and begins a 2°descent to land at an airport. How many miles from the airport is the airplane when it starts its descent? 3500ft 2° x
Angles of elevation and depression A campsite is 9.41 miles from a point directly below the mountain top. If the angle of elevation is 12º from the camp to the top of the mountain, how high is the mountain?
8.3b/8.4b: Tangent, Sine, and Cosine Ratios HW: Wrksht THT: Due Monday!!! 8.5: Angles of Elevation and Depression