CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY 3

MODERNLAND

DEPRESSION & ELEVATION ANGLE SEATWORK

1. A man is standing on level ground, 50 metres away from an office block. The
office block is 105 metres tall.
a) Work out the distance from the man to the top of the office building.
b) Work out the angle of elevation of the top of the building as seen by the
man.

2. A radar station R detects an aircraft A flying at an altitude of 1500 metres. The horizontal distance from R
to a point directly below the aircraft is 2000 metres.
A

1500 m

R
2000 m

a) Calculate the direct distance RA between the radar station and the aircraft.
b) Calculate the angle of elevation of the aircraft from the radar station. Give your answer correct to 0.1°.
3. A vertical mast AB is supported by two straight cables AX and AY. The points X, Y and B are on level
ground. AX  34 m, BX  16 m and AY  42 m.
A

34 m 42 m

X Y
16 m B

a) Calculate the height of the mast, AB.

b) Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the mast as seen from Y. Give your answer correct to the
nearest 0.1°.

4 From the top of a cliff, a man looks out to sea and sees a small boat at a direct distance of 350 metres.
The boat is 310 metres from the foot of the cliff.

350 m

310 m

Calculate the angle of depression of the boat as seen by the man. Give your answers to the nearest 0.1°.