Elevetion:

Example:
A man who is 2 m tall stands on horizontal ground 30 m from a tree. The angle of elevation of the top of
the tree from his eyes is 28. Estimate the height of the tree.
Solution :
Let the height of the tree be h. Sketch a diagram to represent the situation.

tan 28 =
h 2 = 30 tan 28
h = (30 0.5317) + 2 tan 28 = 0.5317
= 17.951
The height of the tree is approximately 17.95 m.
Depression:
The angle of depression of a vehicle on the ground from the top of a tower is 60. If the vehicle is at a
distance of 100 meters away from the building, find the height of the tower.
Solution:

tan = Opposite sideAdjacent side

Tan 60 = PQRQ = h100.
Apply cross multiplication,
h = 100 * tan 60
h = 173.20
The Height of the tower from ground is 173.20 meter.
1) When the angle of elevation of the sun is 62o, a telephone pole tilted at an angle of 7o away from the
sun casts a shadow 30 feet long on the ground. To tenths place, approximate the length of the phone pole.
Solution:
Draw a diagram!!

The other base angle is (90 - 7) = 81o Why?

The vertex angle is 180 - ( 62 + 81) = 180 - 143 = 37 o

Use the law of sines to calculate the height of the pole!!

(Sin 62)/x = (Sin 37)/30
x Sin 37 = 30 Sin 62
x = (30 Sin 62)/ Sin 37
x = 44.0
The pole is about 44.0 feet!!
2) To find the distance between two points A and B that are on opposite sides of a river, a surveyor
measures a distance on the same side of the river as point A. The distance to this point is 240 feet and
call it point C. He then measures the angles from A to B as 62oand measures the angle from C to B as 55o.
To tenths place, approximate the distance from A to B.

Solution:
Again, draw a picture!!

First, we need / B.
180 - (62 + 55) = 180 - 117 = 63o
We can now use the law of sines:
The side we need is side c
(Sin 55)/c = (Sin 63)/240
c Sin 63 = 240 Sin 55
c = (240 Sin 55)/ Sin 63
c = 220.6
-LAW OF SINES SSA