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Math 9 Q4 Module 2 2
Math 9 Q4 Module 2 2
Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Angles of Elevation and Depression
Mathematics – Grade 9
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Quarter 4 – Module 3: Angles of Elevation and Depression
First Edition, 2021
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Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks
on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in
answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions
carefully before performing each task.
Thank you.
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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Angles of Elevation and Depression
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written for the learners. After going
through this module, the learner is expected to
1. illustrate angles of elevation and angles of depression (M9GEIVd-1).
2. solve problems related to angles of elevation and depression.
ACTIVITY 4
Directions: Find out how much you already know about this lesson. Choose
the correct answer for each item. Write the letter of your answers on a
separate sheet of paper. Take note of the items that you have not answered
correctly and find out the right answer as you go through this module.
1. What is the angle formed by the horizontal line with the line of sight to an
object that is above the horizontal line?
A. Angle of elevation B. Angle of depression
C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
What’s In
What’s New
Directions: Follow the steps below and answer the questions that follow.
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2. Move around your house and find an object that was at exact same height
as your eyes and label a picture that looked like this:
You
Height of Eyes
Object at Same Height
Horizontal
After that, 3. Make a list of objects in your house that you would have to
look up to see (elevation).
List of 5 Objects
m
m
m
m
You
Elevation
and objects that you would have to look down to see (depression).
You
List of 5 Objects
m
m
m
m
Questions:
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1. How did you find the activity?
2. Describe the illustration or picture you have created from the activity.
3. What mathematical concepts did you learn from the activity? When
you look up to all objects is there an angle formed? What about when
you look down?
4. Do you think you can directly measure the height, the distance of the
object you have listed in the activity?
What is It
Definitions:
The angle of elevation is the angle from the horizontal to the line of
sight of the observer to the object above.
The angle of depression is the angle from the horizontal to the line of
sight of the observer to the object below.
angle of elevation
θ
horizontal line of sight
θ'
angle of depression
Figure: Angles θ and θ' are angles of elevation and depression, respectively.
Trigonometric ratios may be used to solve problems involving angles of
elevation and depression.
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Example 1:
From the top of an electric tower, a man finds that the angle of
depression of a car on the ground is 60°. If the car is at a distance 50 m
from the tower, find the height of the tower.
50 (1.73) = x Simplified
Example 2:
opposite
d. Mathematical sentence used. tan θ =
adjacent
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x
e. Solution: tan 670 = Substituted
30
30 (2.36) = x Simplified
Example 3:
a. Draw a diagram.
b. What is/are given?
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e. Solution: tan θ = Substituted
38
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θ = tan-1 =¿ tan-1 0.84 Simplified
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(In your scientific calculator, press SHIFT or 2nd F tan 0.84 DMS
Example 4:
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Find the value of θ in the given figure.
opposite side
d. Mathematical sentence used. To find ∠A = θ tan θ =
adjacent side
BC
e. Solution: tan θ =
AC
314
tan θ = , tan θ = 0.78
400
(In your scientific calculator, press SHIFT or 2nd F tan 0.785 D’M’S
Example 5:
B Y
450
450
A
C
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b. What is/are given? In the figure above,
A is a vehicle.
opposite
d. Mathematical sentence used. tan θ =
adjacent
opposite
We know, tan θ =
adjacent
BC x
tan 450 =
AC
= 75 Substituted
x = 75 m
What’s More
Directions: In the following figures, write the segment that represents the
line of sight, and identify the angles (if any) that represent the angle of
elevation or angle of depression by putting a check mark (/). Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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Figure Angle of Angle of Line of
Elevation Depression Sight
1.
B
C
D A
2.
Y
N R
Z
3.
X Y
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Enrichment Activity 2: Illustrate and Solve Me!!!
Directions: Illustrate and solve the following problems. Use the template
below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
What is asked?
Solution
Problems:
2. The angle of elevation from a boat to the top of 102- meter hill is 22 0.
How far is the boat from the base of the hill?
3. From the top of the control tower 350 m tall, a rock is sighted on the
ground below. If the rock is 270 m from the base of the tower, find the
angle of depression of the rock from the top of the control tower.
4. From the top of a cliff 380 meters high, the angle of depression of a
boat is 350. How far from the base of the cliff is the boat?
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What I Have Learned
Let us recall what you have learned. Supply the missing word/s to make the
statement true. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Create your own word problem that involves angles of elevation and
depression then solve it. Refer to the rubric below. Use separate sheet/s of
paper for your answer.
ACTIVITY 5
Directions: Illustrate and solve the following problems. Write your complete
solutions on a separate sheet of paper.
2. A surveyor is 140 feet from a tower; the tower is 96 feet high. The
surveyor's
1. instrument is 14.75 feet above the ground. If the surveyor sights the
top of the tower with his instruments, what is the angle of elevation?
3. A tree casts a 77-meter shadow. If the angle of elevation from the tip
of the shadow to the top of the tree is 80º, how tall is the tree?
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the cliff. What is the approximate height of the rock climber from the
ground?
Assessment
Directions: Let us check how much you have learned from this module.
Read each question carefully. Write the letter of your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Find the shadow cast by a 15-foot lamp post when the angle of elevation
of the sun is 680. Find the length to the nearest tenth of a foot.
A. 3.8’ B. 4.8’ C. 6.1’ D. 10.1’
2. From the top of a fire tower, a forest ranger sees his partner on the
ground at an angle of depression of 500. If the tower is 55 feet in the height,
how far is the partner from the base of the tower, to the nearest tenth of a
foot?
A. 46.2’ B. 57.6’ C. 62.3’ D. 79.9’
3. Find the shadow cast by a 15 ft lamp post when the angle of elevation of
the sun is 780. Find the length to the nearest tenth of a foot.
A. 2.0’ B. 2.9’ C. 3.2’ D. 5.3’
4. A ladder leans against a brick wall. The foot of the ladder is 10 ft from the
wall. The ladder reaches a height 18 feet on the wall. Find the nearest
degree, the angle the ladder makes with the wall.
5. A flagpole is known to be 25 m high. From what distance will its top have
an angle of elevation of 700?
A. 6.6 m B. 9.1 m C. 10.6 m D. 19.1 m
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