Problems Involving Right

Triangles
Mathematics 9 Quarter 4:Week 4
 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• uses trigonometric functions to solve

real-life problems involving right
triangles (M9GE-IVf-g-46.1)
 REVIEW

Find the relation of the angles to

the sides of this right triangle.
 REVIEW

Find the trigonometric values of

this right triangle.
 REVIEW

Find the trigonometric values of

this right triangle.
 REVIEW

Use calculator to find the value of

the following:

1. sin 40°
2. cos 40°
3. tan 40°
4. tan 76°
5. sin 58°
REVIEW

Name the angle of elevation

and angle of depression in the
figure.
Angle of Elevation and
Angle of Depression
The angle of depression equals the angle of
elevation because they are alternate interior
angles if the parallel lines are cut by a
transversal which is usually the line of sight.
Problems Involving
Right Triangles
Example 1: An airplane is flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet. If the angle of
depression of the airport is 10⁰, how far must a radio signal travel from the
airport to the plane in feet?
Example 1: An airplane is flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet. If the angle of
depression of the airport is 10⁰, how far must a radio signal travel from the
airport to the plane in feet?
Example 2: A building casts a shadow of 110 feet. If the angle of elevation of
the top of the building from the tip of the shadow is 29⁰, find the height of the
building.
Example 3: Julia is flying a kite whose string makes a 70-degree angle with the
ground. The kite string is 65 meters long. How far is the kite from the ground?
Example 4: Bon Voyage. From a lighthouse 250 feet above sea level, a ship is
spotted with an angle of depression of 8 degrees. Approximately how far out at
sea is the ship?
 What's next?

• Read in advance Week 5 module: Law of Sines and

its Applications
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