Angles of Depression and Elevation

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

• sine
• cosine
• tangent
• inverse sine

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A hawk sitting on a tree branch spots a mouse on the ground 15 feet from the base of the tree.  The hawk swoops down toward the mouse at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the distance from the tree branch to the mouse? 

• 7.5 ft 
• 15 ft 
• 26 ft 
• 30 ft 

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When the angle of elevation to the sun is 78 degrees, an statue casts a shadow that is 6 m long. How far is the top of the statue to the end of its shadow?

• 28.2 m

• 28.9 m

• 6.1 m

• 12.8 m

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The angle of 12^o is a(n)

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

A dog is playing in the park and sees a tree 100 m away. The angle of elevation to the top of the tree is about 25°. About how tall is the tree?

• 32 m

• 47 m

• 15 m

• 42 m

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After traveling 400m from a runway, a plane is 300m above the ground. Calculate its angle of elevation.

• 50
• 0.053
• 36.9
• 95

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Is the given angle of 70 degrees, an angle of elevation or an angle of depression?

• Angle of Elevation
• Angle of Depression
• Neither
• Both

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Dustin is stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel. His mother is standing 38 feet from the base of the wheel watching him. If the angle of elevation from Dustin's mom to Dustin is 73^o, how far off the ground is Dustin? 

• 118.2 ft
• 120.9 ft
• 124.3 ft
• 126.5 ft

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From a hot air balloon 2,500ft above the ground, you see a clearing whose angle of DEPRESSION is 25 degrees.  to the nearest foot, what is your horizontal distance from the clearing?

• 1166 feet
• 5361 feet
• 5916 feet
• 2758 feet

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Find the measure of the angle of elevation from the ground to the sun when a vertical post 15 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long.

• about 37 degrees

• about 49 degrees

• I love Math!

• about 41 degrees

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