Angles of Elevation Angles of Elevation

An ____________is An ____________is
the angle between the the angle between the
____________ and ____________ and
the ______ of ______ the ______ of ______
to an object when The _____ to an object when The _____
______ _____. of _____ ______ _____. of _____
is the is the
imaginary imaginary
path that path that
your eyes your eyes
follow when follow when
looking at an looking at an
object. object.
______________ ______________

________________ ________________

Example one: Lisa is standing at the bottom of a hill. The Example one: Lisa is standing at the bottom of a hill. The
angle of elevation from her to the top of the hill is 64°. If the angle of elevation from her to the top of the hill is 64°. If the
hill is 79 feet tall, how long is the path up the hill? hill is 79 feet tall, how long is the path up the hill?

Example two: A deer is standing 42 feet from the base of a Example two: A deer is standing 42 feet from the base of a
75 foot tall tree. What is the angle of elevation from her to a 75 foot tall tree. What is the angle of elevation from her to a
squirrel sitting on top of the tree? squirrel sitting on top of the tree?

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 Angles of Depression Angles of Depression
An ____________ is the An ____________ is the
angle between the __________ angle between the __________
and the ______ of ______ to and the ______ of ______ to
an object when ______ _____. an object when ______ _____.

________________ The _____ of ________________ The _____ of

_____ _____
is the is the
imaginary imaginary
path that your path that your
__________ eyes follow __________ eyes follow
when looking when looking
__________ at an object. __________ at an object.

Example one: The angle of depression from a fisherman Example one: The angle of depression from a fisherman
on top of a cliff to a boat 320 feet from the base of the cliff on top of a cliff to a boat 320 feet from the base of the cliff
is 27°. How tall is the cliff? is 27°. How tall is the cliff?

Example two: The tower of an ancient castle 231 feet tall Example two: The tower of an ancient castle 231 feet tall
and casts a shadow that is 388 feet long. What is the angle of and casts a shadow that is 388 feet long. What is the angle of
depression that the sun makes with the ground to create the depression that the sun makes with the ground to create the
shadow? shadow?

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 Angles of Elevation Angles of Depression
An ____________is An ____________ is the
the angle between the angle between the __________
____________ and and the ______ of ______ to
the ______ of ______ an object when ______ _____.
to an object when The _____
______ _____. of _____
is the ________________ The _____ of
imaginary _____
path that is the
your eyes imaginary
follow when path that your
looking at an eyes follow
__________
object. when looking
______________
__________ at an object.

________________
Example one: The angle of depression from a fisherman

Example one: Lisa is standing at the bottom of a hill. The on top of a cliff to a boat 320 feet from the base of the cliff

angle of elevation from her to the top of the hill is 64°. If the is 27°. How tall is the cliff?

hill is 79 feet tall, how long is the path up the hill?

Example two: The tower of an ancient castle 231 feet tall

and casts a shadow that is 388 feet long. What is the angle of
Example two: A deer is standing 42 feet from the base of a
depression that the sun makes with the ground to create the
75 foot tall tree. What is the angle of elevation from her to a
shadow?
squirrel sitting on top of the tree?

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