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Angles of Elevation and Depression
Describing angles of elevation and depression Angle of _________ from ___ to ___.
I do: A meteorologist measures the angle of elevation of a weather balloon is 41o. The radio signal indicates that the balloon is 1503m from his location. To the nearest meter how high above ground is the balloon?
We do: The school flag pole is 100 ft tall. The shadow it cast at 3:00 is 25 ft long. To the nearest degree What is the angle of elevation of the sun at 3:00?
You do: A nursery plants a new tree and attaches a guide wire to help support the tree while its roots take hold. An eight foot wire is attached to the tree and to a stake in the ground. From the stake in the ground the angle of elevation of the connection with the tree is 42º. Find to the nearest tenth of a foot, the height of the connection point on the tree.