Angles of Elevation and Depression

Which angle is the angle of elevation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which angle is the angle of depression?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What angle is the angle of depression?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Brian’s kite is flying above a field at the end of 65 m of string. If the angle of elevation to the kite

measures 70°, how high is the kite above Brian’s head?

• 22.23 meters

• 61.08 meters

• 70.31 meters

• 178.59 meters

From an airplane at an altitude of 1200 m, the angle of depression to a building on the ground measures

28°. Find the distance from the plane to the building.

• 563.37 meters

• 1059.54 meters

• 1359.08 meters

• 2556.07 meters

What trigonometric ratio would be used to find the distance from the ship to the plane?

• sine
• cosine
• tangent
• inverse sine

Choose the correct ratio.

• sin(37)=x/14
• cos(37)=x/14
• tan(37)=x/14
• sin(37)=14/x

The angle of 12^o is a(n)

• angle of elevation
• angle of depression
• neither
• both

Solve for the missing angle

• 50
• 0.053
• 36.9
• 95

A tourist views a deer from a height of 45 feet.  The horizontal distance between the tourist and the deer is 130 feet.  At what angle (x) should the tourist hold his camera to photograph the deer? Round your answer to the nearest degree.  

• 19 degrees
• 45 degrees
• 71 degrees
• 138 degrees