Math9 - Q4 - Week 4 - AngleOfElevation - v3
Math9 - Q4 - Week 4 - AngleOfElevation - v3
Math9 - Q4 - Week 4 - AngleOfElevation - v3
Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 4:
Angle of Elevation
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master Angle of Elevation. The scope of this module permits it to
be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes
the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow
the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
Lesson
Angle of Elevation
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In this lesson you will study how to illustrate and solve problems involving
angle of elevation. You will be given an opportunity to do activities that will help
you identify and define angle of elevation through illustrations. Also, you will learn
that in solving problems you need to draw a detailed diagram to help you visualize
them. Those concepts that you have just learned about right triangles and
trigonometric functions will help you to get through the next lesson.
What’s In
Sine, Cosine and Tangent are the three main functions in trigonometry. They
are often shortened as sin, cos, and tan. The calculation is simply the length of one
side of a right-angled triangle divided by the length of another side, we just have to
know which sides to use, and that is where “SOH – CAH – TOA” helps.
For a right triangle with an angle , the functions are calculated this way.
Sine SOH h
Sin o
Cos θ
Cosine CAH a
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Tangent TOA Tan
What is It
In the above figure, you can see an observer on the ground who is looking at
the object located higher than him, an angle is formed by his line of sight and
horizontal line which is his eye level. The angle is called angle of elevation of the
object. Here, if we connect the object to the point directly below it along the
horizontal line, a right triangle is formed. Thus we can use a trigonometric function
to find the distance of the observer from the foot of the vertical line. The line
segment representing the height of the object is the side opposite the angle θ and
the horizontal line is the adjacent side to the same angle θ.
The trigonometric function to use in finding the angle of elevation of an
object depends on the given measures of the sides of the formed right triangle.
There is a need for you to recall the ratio of the lengths of the sides that defines
each trigonometric function with reference to an acute angle of the right triangle.
The mnemonic SOH-CAH-TOA-CAO-SHA-CHO may be of great help to you in
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identifying the appropriate trigonometric function based on the given measures of
the right triangle.
EXAMPLE 1
15.24m
15.24m
Solution:
Let x be the distance of the man from the tower (adjacent side to θ = )
opposite side
tan θ = Since the given 15.24 m is the opposite side of
adjacent side
the angle and the unknown side (x) is the
15.24 adjacent side of the given angle, then we will use
tan =
x tangent ratio.
0.87 (x) = 15.24
x = 17.52 m
EXAMPLE 2
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A passenger on a ship, observes an 1,800-m high lighthouse that stands on a
hill which is 3,700 meters away from the ship. Find the angle of elevation of the
top of the lighthouse from the ship.
Solution:
Let θ be the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from the ship.
opposite side
tan θ =
adjacent side
1800
tan θ =
3700
tan θ = 0.48648
θ = tan– 1 (0.48648)
θ = 25.94°
25.94° is the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from the ship.
EXAMPLE 3
A person standing 400 ft. away from the
base of a mountain measures the angle of
elevation of the top of the mountain to be 25˚
He then walks 500 ft. straight farther and finds
the angle of elevation of the top of the
mountain to be 20˚. How tall is the mountain?
Solution:
We will assume that the ground is flat and not inclined relative to the
base of the mountain. Let h be the height of the mountain, and let x be the
distance from the base of the mountain to the point directly beneath the top of
the mountain, as shown in the figure at the right. Then we see that:
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Finally, substitute x by in either equation for h to get the
height of the mountain:
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Assessment
DIRECTIONS: Read and answer each of the following items accurately. Write the
letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
A. B. C.
D.
3) Consider a right triangle ABC with right angle at B, if |AB|=5 cm, |AC|=13
cm, and |BC|=12 cm, what is the value sin A?
A. B.
C. D.
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6) The corporate office building is 50 m high and angle of elevation of the top of
the building is 52° when seen from a point A on the level ground. What is
the distance from point A to the foot of the building?
A. 30.78 m B. 39.06 m C. 63.45 m D. 81.21 m
10) How far is the foot of the ladder from the base of the building?
A. 6 m B. 7.5 m C. 8 m D. 16.6 m
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A. 6.25 ft. C. 16 ft
B. 11.8 ft. D. 18.87 ft
14) A ladder leans against a brick wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet away
from the wall. The ladder reaches a height of 15 feet on the wall. Find the
measure of the angle the ladder makes with the wall.
A. 2 C.
B. 23.58 D.
MATHEMATICS 9
QUARTER 4 – WEEK 4
ANSWER SHEET
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