8.5 Angles of Elevation and Depression

• 296 ft

• 308 ft

• 375 ft

• 405 ft

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• about 75,000 ft

• about 83,000 ft

• about 89,000 ft

• about 98,000 ft

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• 11.8 ft

• 24.5 ft

• 61.6 ft

• 67.1 ft

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• about 37 ft

• about 51 ft

• about 63 ft

• about 72 ft

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• about 67 ft

• about 74 ft

• about 81 ft

• about 88 ft

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A person in a hot air balloon spots a fire on the ground below. The height of the hot air balloon is 150 ft and the horizontal distance of the hot air balloon to the fire is 260 ft. At what angle of depression is the person observing the fire?

• 18 degrees

• 24 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 36 degrees

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Jackson, who is 6 ft tall, is standing 15 ft away from a basket ball hoop that is 10 ft tall. Jackson looks at the rim as he shoots a basketball. At what angle of elevation is Jackson observing the rim of the basket ball hoop?

• about 11 degrees

• about 15 degrees

• about 17 degrees

• about 19 degrees

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Jessica is standing at the top of a cliff 200 ft above a river. She observes a billy goat on a cliff that is on the opposite side of the river. The billy goat stands 20 ft above the river on the cliff. The angle of depression is 52 degrees. What is the horizontal distance between the two cliffs?

• 96 ft

• 125 ft

• 168 ft

• 204 ft

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Darlene is laying on a beach in Wildwood when she notices an airplane in the sky pulling a banner. The angle of elevation between Darlene and the airplane is 30 degrees. If the airplane is flying at 350 ft above the beach, how far away is Darlene from the airplane?

• 472 ft

• 496 ft

• 538 ft

• 560 ft

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Sammy is 5 ft tall and is standing on a dock that is 3 ft above the water of a lake. He notices a shiny object below the surface of the water on the lake bottom. The angle of depression between Sammy and the object is If the horizontal distance from Sammy to the object is 20 ft, about how deep is the water above the object.

• about 4 ft

• about 8 ft

• about 12 ft

• about 16 ft

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