Angle of Elevation and Depression

In the picture presented,  $38\degree$  is the 

• angle of elevation

• angle of depression

• height of the tree

• distance of the person from the tree

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In the picture presented,  $35\degree$  is the 

• angle of elevation

• angle of depression

• height of the tree

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Given the measures on the picture above, what trigonometric function should be used to find the value of T?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• cosecant

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A man who is 2 meters tall stands 30 meters from a tree. The angle of elevation from his line of sight to the top of the tree is  $28\degree$ . What is the height of the tree?

• 17.95 meters

• 15.95 meters

• 53.17 meters

• 55.17 meters

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A 6 meter long ladder is leaned against a wall. If the ladder makes an angle of  $60\degree$  with the ground, how far up does the ladder reach? 

For this kind of problem, which trigonometric function should we use?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• cotangent

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A 6 meter long ladder is leaned against a wall. If the ladder makes an angle of  $60\degree$  with the ground, how far up does the ladder reach? 

• 3.02 meters

• 4.68 meters

• 2.57 meters

• 5.2 meters

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Jackson's kite is flying a kite using a 65 meter string. If the angle of elevation from the ground to the kite is

 $70\degree$ , how high above the ground is the kite?

• 60.5 meters

• 61.08 meters

• 62.28 meters

• 63.71 meters

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The angle of depression of a vehicle from the top of a tower is  $60\degree$ . If the vehicle is 100 feet away from the tower, find the height of the tower.

Which trigonometric function should be used in this problem?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

• cotangent

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The angle of depression of a vehicle from the top of a tower is  $60\degree$ . If the vehicle is 100 feet away from the tower, find the height of the tower.

• 120.2 feet

• 104.01 feet

• 173.20 feet

• 98.34 feet

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From a point on the ground 12 feet from the base of a flagpole, the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole is  $53\degree$ . How tall is the flagpole?

• 15.9 feet

• 12.3 feet

• 19.51 feet

• 8.47 feet

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