Angle of Elevation Story Problems

The height of the building is 100 ft and the angle of elevation from point A is 41 degrees. Using this information, find the distance from the point at which the person is standing at Point A to the building.

• 83 feet

• 185 feet

• 115 feet

• 100 feet

• 234 feet

At point on the ground 50 feet from the front of a tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 48^𝑜 . Find the height of the tree.

• 45.02 ft

• 55.53 ft

• 50.2 ft

• 48.14 ft

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Solve for the misssing distance

• 18.9

• 19.5

• 47

• 27.5

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

 

Round to two decimal spots

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After traveling 400m from takeoff, a plane is 300m above the ground. Calculate its angle of elevation. Round to two decimal spots

Mathematical Equivalence

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If his boat is closer to the cliff by 50m, find the angle of elevation from his boat to the top of the cliff now. Write your answer to the nearest degree.

Amanda and Jamie are standing 30 feet apart and spot a bird in the sky between them. The angle of elevation from Amanda to the bird is 50 degrees, and from Jamie to the bird is 60 degrees. How far away, to 2 decimal places, is the bird from Amanda? (a)  

• 33.92 ft

• 27.65 ft

• 24.46 ft

• 36.80 ft