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Warm Up: Solve for x.1.
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Learning Goal: Today I will learn about angles of elevation and depression.
Success Criteria: I am able to correctly label angles of elevation and depression.
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Angle of Elevation
The angle from a horizontal line up to an object or feature.
You sight a rock climber on a cliff at a 32 angle of elevation. Your eye level is 6 ft above the ground and you are 1000 feet from the base of the cliff. What is the approximate height of the rock climber from the ground?
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Angle of Depression
The angle from a horizontal line down to an object or feature.
To approach runway 17 of Ponca City Municipal Airport in Oklahoma, the pilot must begin a 3 degree decent starting at 1707 feet above the ground. To the nearest tent of a mile, how far from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?
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Angle of Elevation and Depression
horizontal lineangle of depression
angle of elevation
horizontal line
Angle of elevation from horizontal line up
Angle of depression from horizontal line down
angle of elevation ≅ angle of depression
Alternate interior angles
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Why?
62oAngle of elevation
Angle of depression
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Angle of Elevation and Depressionhorizontal line
horizontal line
angle of depression
angle of elevation
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Angle of Elevation and Depression
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ExampleDescribe each angle as it relates to the situation.
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ExampleA rescue worker is located 175 ft above the ground in a lighthouse. He spots a ship on the water at an angle of depression of 62o. How far from the base of the lighthouse is the ship? Round to the nearest foot.
175 ft
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62o
62o
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ExampleYou are standing 53 ft from a wind turbine. Your angle of elevation to the hub of the turbine is 56.5o. Your eye level is 5.5ft from the ground. How tall is the wind turbine?
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Closure: Today I learned how to label the angle of elevation and depression.
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Quiz on Block Day!
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