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9
Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Week 4
Weekly Learning Activity Sheet
Angles of Elevation & Angles of
Depression
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Mathematics 9
Weekly Learning Activity Sheet
Quarter 4: Week 4: Angles of Elevation and Angles of Depression
First Edition, 2021

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Mathematics 9 Quarter 4 Week 4

ANGLES OF ELEVATION AND ANGLES OF DEPRESSION

Name:_______________________________ Section:______________

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

1. Illustrates angles of elevation and angles of depression. Code: M9GE-IVd-1
2. Uses trigonometric ratios to solve real-life problems involving right triangles.
Code: M9GE-IVe-1

Learning Objectives
1. Formulates and solves problems involving angle of elevation and depression.
2. Determines and enumerates some practical applications of trigonometry to everyday life
and to the different fields.
3. Solves real – life problems involving right triangles using trigonometric ratios. (finding
heights and distances)
Time Allotment: 4 days
Mathematics 9 Learner’s Material, pp. 457-464

Key Concepts

Solving real-life problems involving right triangles requires knowledge of some significant
terms, such as line of sight, angle of elevation, and angle of depression.

Line of sight is an imaginary line that connects the eye of an observer to the object being
observed.
The angle of elevation is the angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to
the object above. The angle of depression is the angle from the horizontal to the line of sight
of the observer to the object below.
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Activities

General Directions: Work on activities that follow. Do it on separate sheets of papers.

Activity 1. Draw My Problem!

Materials: A sheet of paper, WLAS/Learners Manual, ballpen.

Direction: Draw the pictures presented by the information in the problems given. (These
problems don’t ask for an answer). Assume that buildings, ladders, etc. are all on level
ground. Clear, neat, and accurate illustrations are necessary.

Example: The angle of elevation of a boy who is

in the top of the building from the car 25 m
away from the building is 52°.

52°
25 m

1. The angle of elevation of the top of the building from a point 30 meters away from the
building is 65°.
2. The angle of depression of a boy from a point on a lighthouse 30.5 meters above the
surface of the water is 3°.
3. If an airplane that is cruising at an altitude of 9 km wants to land at NAIA, it must
begin its descent so that the angle of depression to the airport is 7°.
4. A bird sits on top of a 5-meter lamppost. The angle of depression from the bird to the
feet of an observer standing away from the lamppost is 35°.
5. Two points on the same side of a tree are 19.8 meters apart. The angles of elevation of
the top of the tree are 21° from one point and 16° from the other point.

Activity 2. Try This Out!

Materials: A sheet of paper, WLAS/Learners Manual, ballpen, scientific calculator.

Direction: Illustrates and solve the following problems. Use the template below. (If answers
are not exact, round off to the nearest hundredths.)

Example: A 12-meter high post casts a 19-meter shadow. Find the angle of elevation to the
sun.

Draw the diagram.

What is/are given? Opposite of 𝜃 which is 12 m

Adjacent of 𝜃 which is 19 m
What is to be determined? 𝜃 (angle of elevation)
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Formula Used tangent ratio……………. tan 𝜃 =

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡

Solution 12 𝑚
tan 𝜃 =
19 𝑚
tan 𝜃 = 0.63
𝜃 = tan−1 0.63
𝜃 = 32.21°
Answer/Conclusion The angle of elevation of the sun is 32.21°.

1. The angle of elevation from a boat to the top of a 92-meter hill is 12°. How far is
the boat from the base of the hill?

2. From the top of the control tower 250 m tall, an airplane is sighted on the
ground below. If the airplane is 170 m from the base of the tower, find the angle of
depression of the airplane from the top of the control tower.

Reflections
1. What have you noticed about the given problems?
2. How did you illustrate the information presented in the problem?
3. How did you solve them and what mathematical concepts did you apply?
4. How are these concepts important in your daily life?
5. Give one example in which you have experienced using these concepts in your
life.

References for learners

Learner’s Material, Mathematics Grade 9 pp. 462-465, First Edition 2017
 email address: juvyrose.tima@deped.gov.ph
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Reviewed by: MERLE S. PACATANG, Ph. D., Doña Rosario National High School
Written by: JUVY ROSE C. TIMA, Maningalao National High School
Activity 1. Draw My Problem!
1. 3.
2. 4. 5.
Activity 2. Try This Out!
1. 2.
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
Solution: tan 𝜃 = Solution: tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
92 250
tan 12° = tan 𝜃 = = 1.47
𝑑 170
92 92
𝑑= = 𝜃 = tan−1 1.47
tan 12° 0.21
𝑑 = 438.09 𝜃 = 55.78°
Therefore, the distance of the both Therefore, the angle of depression of the rock
From the base of the hill is 438.09 m. from the top of the control tower is 55.78°.
Answer Key
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