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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 4:Week 3-5

ILLUSTRATING ANGLES OF
ELEVATION AND ANGLES OF
DEPRESSION
Mathematics– Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4–Module 4–Week 3-5: ILLUSTRATING ANGLES OF ELEVATION AND
ANGLES OF DEPRESSION
First Edition, 2021

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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module4: Week 3-5

ILLUSTRATING ANGLES OF
ELEVATION AND ANGLES OF
DEPRESSION

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Introductory Message
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Angle of Elevation and Angle of Depression. The module was designed to provide
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 What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you apply the mathematical concepts of Angle of Elevation and Angle of
Depression. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence
of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Illustrate angles of elevation
 Illustrate angles of depression

What I Know

Directions: Read and analyze each item very carefully on your own. Take
note of the items that you were not able to answer correctly and find the
right answer as you go through this module.

1. A hiker is 400 meters away from the base of the CEBECO Electric post. The
angle of elevation to the top of the post is 460. How high is the post?
A. 414.2 m B. 386.28 m C. 41.42 m D. 38.628 m
2. A tower is 12m high. At a certain distance away fom the tower, Kate
determines that the angle of elevation to the top of it is 32017ꞌ. How far is Kate
from the base of the tower?
A. 5.26m B. 7.57m C. 16m D. 19m
3. From an airplane at an altitude of 2200m, the angle of depression to a rock
on the ground meaures 300. Find the horizontal distance from the plane to the
rock.
A. 3810.51m B. 1270.17m C. 381.51m D. 127.17m
4. Kerim is on the top of the lighthouse 48.4m above sea level saw two vessels
moving directly towards the lighthouse. She observed that the angles of
depression are 420 and 350. Find the distance between the two vessels,
assuming that they are coming from the same side of the tower.
A. 15.37m B. 54.18m C. 69.67m D. 123.89m

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5. A 10m high post casts a 17-meter shadow. Find the angle of elevation to the
sun.
A. 59032ꞌ B. 5302ꞌ C. 3207ꞌ D. 30027ꞌ
6. A building casts a shadow of 232 m. The angle of elevation from the top of
the shadow to the sun is 390. What is the relationship of the 232 m
shadow to the 390angle?
A. opposite C. hypotenuse
B. adjacent D. Complementary
7. It refers to the imaginary line that connects the eye of an observer to the
object being observed.
A. angle of elevation C. Line of sight
B. angle of depression D. Line of observation
8. 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.
A. 55046ꞌ B. 36052ꞌ C. 000ꞌ47.13″ D. 001ꞌ23.58″

Consider this situation to answer questions 9 and 10.

Peter is on the second floor of the house watches her dog lying on the
ground. The angle between her eye level and her line of sight is 320.
9. If Peter is 3 meters above the ground, approximately how far is the dog
from the house?
A. 4.08 m B. 4.8 m C. 48 m D. 480 m
10. If the dog is 7 meters from the house, approximately how high is Peter
above the ground?
A. 0.44 m B. 4.04 m C. 4.4 m D. 44 m

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Lesson Illustrating angles of
1 elevation and angles of
depression

What’s In

Direction: Give the measure of the other acute angle of right triangle ACB.
1. A = 450

2. B = 250

3. A = 190

4. B = 620

5. A = 24010’

What’s New

Direction: Do what is asked in the activity below.

A. You have used right triangles to determine some important

relationships in the previous lessons. Today you are going to do an
outdoor activity. You will use these ratios to determine the height of
an object outside. Follow the steps below.
1. Pick one family member in your household.
Write the name of the family member you are measuring.
2. Measure the length of that person’s shadow.
3. Using the appropriate trigonometric ratios, find the angle of elevation.
Sketch the picture.
4. Find the length of the shadow of the object you have chosen.

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 5. Using the angle of elevation and the shadow length, find the height of
the object.
6. Sketch a picture of the object, its shadow, and the angle of elevation.

Process Questions:

1. How did you find the activity?

2. What have you learned in the activity?

3. What is/are the new term/s you have encountered in the activity?

What is It

Definitions:
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.

A. When a person looks at above his/her location, the angle between the
line of sight and the horizontal is called the angle of elevation. In
this case, the line of sight is “elevated” above the horizontal.
OBJECT

Line of sight above observer

Angle of elevation

OBSERVER’S EYE Horizontal line of sight

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 B. When a person looks at something below his or her location, the angle
between the line of sight and the horizontal is called the angle of
depression. In this case, the line of sight is “depressed” below the
horizontal.

OBSERVER’S EYE Horizontal line of sight

Angle of depression

Line of sight below observer

OBJECT

EXAMPLE:

1. A hiker is 400 meters away from the base of the radio tower. The angle of
elevation to the top of the tower is 460. How high is the tower?

SOLUTION:

a. Draw the triangle

460
400m
b. Use the tangent ratio
𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 =
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕
𝑥
tan 46° =
400
𝟒𝟎𝟎(𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟒𝟔°) = 𝒙
𝐱 = 𝟒𝟎𝟎(𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟒𝟔°)
x = 400(1.04)
𝐱 = 𝟒𝟏𝟔 𝒎
𝐒𝐨, the tower is 416 meters high.

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2. As Ariel stands on a bridge which is 100 ft above the water, he is
looking at the coming barge. The angle of depression of the front of the
barge is 35° and the angle of depression of the rear of the barge is
25°.How long is the barge?

B
25°
35°
 B
B

A
C a D b

Solution:
The picture that illustrates the given facts in the problem is shown
above. The measure of a and b can easily be computed.

We have
=90°-35°=55°
β=90°-25°=65°
To find the length of the barge, we solve the first for AC by using the
right triangle ABC and the solve for a by using the right triangle DBC.
We use the definition of the tangent function in solving for both. We
have
𝐴𝐶
tan β=𝐵𝐶

𝐴𝐶
tan 65°=100

AC=100 tan 65°

AC= 214.45 ft. Hence, the length b of the barge is
𝑎
tan  = B = AC – a
𝐵𝐶
tan 55°=
𝑎
= 214.45-142.81
100
B = 71.64 ft.
a=100 tan 55°
a=142.81ft.

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 What’s More

Directions: Do the following:

a. Draw/illustrate the pictures presented by the information in the

problems given.

b. Assume that buildings, ladders, tec. Are all the level ground.
c. Clear, neat, and accurate illustrations are necessary.

1. The angle of elevation of the top of the building from a point 30 meters
away from the building is 650

2. The angle of depression of a boy form a point on a light house 30.5

meters above the surface of the water is 30

3. If an airplane that is cruising at an altitude of 9km wants to land at

Mactan airport, it must begin its descent so that the angle of
depression to the airport is 70

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 350

Trigonometry gained considerable enthusiasm from the learners

during the late 16th and early 17th century. In this period, the name
“trigonometry” came to be attached to the subject. It was used as the
title of one article of Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (1561 – 1613) which was
published in 1595.

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 What I Have Learned

1. In this module, I have learned that

What I Can Do

Suppose you are standing at a distance of 15 meters from the base of a tree. From
where you are standing, you can see the top of the tree. If the tree is 15m high and
you are 1 meter tall, what is the angle of elevation of the top of the tree?
Explain your answer.

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 Assessment

Directions: Read and analyze each item very carefully on your own. Take
note of the items that you were not able to answer correctly and find the
right answer as you go through this module.

1.A hiker is 400 meters away from the base of the CEBECO Electric post. The
angle of elevation to the top of the post is 460 .How high is the post?
A. 414.2 m B. 386.28 m C. 41.42 m D. 38.628 m
2. A tower is 12m high. At a certain distance away fom the tower, Kate
determines that the angle of elevation to the top of it is 32017ꞌ. How far is Kate
from the base of the tower?
A. 5.26m B. 7.57m C. 16m D. 19m
3. From an airplane at an altitude of 2200m, the angle of depression to a rock
on the ground meaures 300. Find the horizontal distance from the plane to the
rock.
A. 3810.51m B. 1270.17m C. 381.51m D. 127.17m
4. Kerim is on the top of the lighthouse 48.4m above sea level saw two vessels
moving directly towards the lighthouse. She observed that the angles of
depression are 420 and 350. Find the distance between the two vessels,
assuming that they are coming from the same side of the tower.
A. 15.37m B. 54.18m C. 69.67m D. 123.89m
5. A 10m high post casts a 17-meter shadow. Find the angle of elevation to the
sun.
A. 59032ꞌ B. 5302ꞌ C. 3207ꞌ D. 30027ꞌ
6. A building casts a shadow of 232 m. The angle of elevation from the top of
the shadow to the sun is 390. What is the relationship of the 232 m
shadow to the 39 angle?
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A. opposite C. hypotenuse
B. adjacent D. Complementary
7. It refers to the imaginary line that connects the eye of an observer to the
object being observed.
A. angle of elevation C. Line of sight
B. angle of depression D. Line of observation

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8. 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.
A. 55046ꞌ B. 36052ꞌ C. 000ꞌ47.13″ D. 001ꞌ23.58″
Consider this situation to answer questions 9 and 10.
Peter is on the second floor of the house watches her dog lying on the
ground. The angle between her eye level and her line of sight is 320.
9. If Peter is 3 meters above the ground, approximately how far is the dog
from the house?
A. 4.08 m B. 4.8 m C. 48 m D. 480 m
10. If the dog is 7 meters from the house, approximately how high is Peter
above the ground?
A. 0.44 m B. 4.04 m C. 4.4 m D. 44 m

Additional Activities

Directions: Illustrate and solve the following problems. Use the table below.
1. A 12 – meter high post costs a 19 – meter shadow. What is the angle
of elevation to the sun?
2. The angle of elevation from a boat to the top of a 92 – meter hill is 120.
How far is the boat from the base of the hill?

For Number 1 For Number 2

Draw the diagram

What is/are given

What is to be
determined?

Formula used

Solution

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 Answer Key

Assessment What's More What I Know

1. A ILLUSTRATIONS ANSWERS MAY VARRY
2. D MAY VARRY
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. C

What’s In What I Know

ANSWERS MAY VARRY 1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. C

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References
Mathematics 9 Learner’s Material
Mathematics 9 worksheets

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E-mail Address: carcarcitydivision@yahoo.com

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