Trigonometry – Bearings & angles of elevation & depression –

homework due

1. Eric sees an aircraft in the sky. The aircraft is at a horizontal distance of 15km
from Eric. The angle of elevation is 42o. How high is the aircraft?
2. A boat is moored 50m from the foot of a vertical cliff. The angle of depression
of the boat from the top of the cliff is 52o.
a. Calculate the height of the cliff.
b. The boat is released from its mooring and it drifts 350m further away
from the cliff. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff
from the boat.
3. A ship sails 85km on a bearing of 067o.
a. How far east has it travelled?
b. How far north has the ship sailed?
4. Mountain A is due east of a walker. Mountain B is due south of the walker.
The guidebook says that mountain A is 5km from mountain B, on a bearing of
038o. How far is the walker from mountain B?
5. Calcualte the area of this isosceles triangle.
Hint – area= - use trigonometry to work out 8cm 8cm
these two lengths.
55o

Trigonometry – Bearings & angles of elevation & depression –

homework due

1. Eric sees an aircraft in the sky. The aircraft is at a horizontal distance of 15km
from Eric. The angle of elevation is 42o. How high is the aircraft?
2. A boat is moored 50m from the foot of a vertical cliff. The angle of depression
of the boat from the top of the cliff is 52o.
a. Calculate the height of the cliff.
b. The boat is released from its mooring and it drifts 350m further away
from the cliff. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff
from the boat.
3. A ship sails 85km on a bearing of 067o.
c. How far east has it travelled?
d. How far north has the ship sailed?
4. Mountain A is due east of a walker. Mountain B is due south of the walker.
The guidebook says that mountain A is 5km from mountain B, on a bearing of
038o. How far is the walker from mountain B?
5. Calcualte the area of this isosceles triangle.
Hint – area= - use trigonometry to work out 8cm 8cm
these two lengths.
55o