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Problem Solving with Right Triangles
Today’s Objectives Use trigonometry to solve applied problems. Apply inverse trigonometry. Use problem solving skills.
Angles Angle of elevation—the angle from the horizontal to your line of sight when you look up. Angle of depression—the angle from the horizontal to your line of sight when you look down.
Example The angle of elevation from a sailboat to the top of a 121-foot lighthouse on the shore measures 16 o. How far is the sailboat from the lighthouse?
Practice Valery is flying a kite directly over her friend Fernando, who is 125 meters away. When she holds the kite string down to the ground, the string makes a 39 o angle with the level ground. How high is Valery’s kite?
Practice
Today’s Objectives Use trigonometry to solve applied problems. Apply inverse trigonometry. Use problem solving skills.
Exit Slip For the following problems, show your work and explain your reasoning. 1. Solve for a. 2. The angle of elevation from a ship to the top of a 42-meter lighthouse on the shore measures 33 o. How far is the ship from the lighthouse? (Assume the horizontal line of sight meets the bottom of the lighthouse.) a 17 cm 32 0