Angle of Elevation
Brian's kite is flying above a field at the end of a 65 meter string. If the angle of elevation to the kite is 70°, how high is the kite above Brian's head?
61.1 meters
From the top of a vertical cliff that is 60 meters high, the angle of depression of an object that is level with the base of the cliff is 30°. How far is the object from the base of the cliff?
103.9 meters
arcsin(-1/2)
What is 11pi over six or 330 degrees?
arccos(cos(5pi/3))
What is pi/3?
From a point on the ground 12 feet from the base of a flagpole, the angle of elevation to the top of the pole measures 53°. How tall is the flagpole?
15.9 feet
A zip line starts on a platform and is 200 feet long and has an angle of depression of 20° to the ground. How high off the ground is the zip line?
68.4 feet
arccos(2pi/3)
What is -1/2?
arcsin(sin(7pi/6))
What is - pi/6?
A man flies a kite and lets out 100 feet of string. The angle of elevation is 52°. How far is the man from the spot directly underneath the kite?
61.6 feet
A zip line starts on a platform and is 200 feet long and has an angle of depression of 20° to the ground. What is the horizontal distance traveled by the zip line?
187.9 feet
arctan(- square root of 3)
What is 5pi/3 or 300 degrees?
tan(arcsin(4/5))
What is 4/3?
A man, who is 6 feet tall, flies a kite that reaches an elevation of 80 feet. The angle of elevation from the top of the man to the kite is 37°. How long is the kite string?
123 feet
42.9 feet
arccos(0)
What is pi/2 or 90 degrees?
sin(arccos(-square root of 2/2))
What is the square root of 2 over 2?
A woman who is 5 feet tall looks up at a tree with an angle of elevation that is 45°. If she is 17 yards away from the tree, how tall is the tree?
22 yards
An eagle is flying at a height of 50 meters and sees a rabbit on the ground at an angle of depression of 37°. How far is the eagle from the rabbit?
83.1 meters
arctan(square root of 3 over 3)
What is pi/6 or 30 degrees?
arccos(cos(-1.01))
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