ANGLES OF ELEVATION

AND DEPRESSION
Section 7-5 spi.3.1.B

Jim Smith JCHS

Angles Of Elevation And Depression
Must Have One Horizontal Side.

Elevation

Depression
 B D

A C

ACB Is An Angle Of Elevation.

DBC Is An Angle Of Depression.
ABC Is Not An Angle Of Depression!
Name The Angles Of Elevation
And Depression

Depression1 5

2 Elevation
Depression 3 6

4 Elevation
 Depression

Elevation

These Angles Are

Alternate Interior Angles…
They’re Congruent
A Skydiver Jumps From A Plane. When He Lands, The Angle
Of Elevation From The Ground To The Plane Is 51°. If The
Plane Maintains An Altitude Of 4000 Feet , What Is The
Straight Line Distance From The Skydiver To The Plane?

X
4000

51°
 4000
sin 51 
x
.7771 4000

1 x
.7771x  4000
x  5147.3
 A Tree Casts A Shadow 87 Feet Long.
If The Angle Of Elevation From The
Ground To The Top Of The Tree
Is 50°, Find The Height Of The Tree.

50°
87
 x
tan 50 
87
1.1917 x

1 87
x  103.7feet
 If The Kite Is 100 Feet High And The
Angle Of Depression From The Kite To
Wiley Is 39°, Find The Distance Along
39The String The Lightening Must Travel
To Reach The Key. Wiley Is Holding The
String 4 Feet Off The Ground.

x
96
39

4
 96
sin 39 
x
.6293 96

1 x
x  152.6
152.6  4  156.6feet