MATHEMATICS

QUARTER 4
Week 4

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Sandra D. Ortega
Teacher III
Tolosa National High School
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SUBJECT &
GRADE LEVEL MATHEMATICS 9
QUARTER FOURTH WEEK 4 DAY mm/dd/yyyy
TOPIC Word Problems Involving Angle of Elevation and Depression
The learner illustrates angle of elevation and angle of depression.
LEARNING (M9GE– IVd – 1)
COMPETENCY ⚫ Solves word problems involving angle of elevation and angle of
depression

IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on separate
sheets.

UNDERSTAND
Word Problems Involving Angle of Elevation and Depression
From the previous module, you have illustrated the angle of elevation and depression
and used trigonometric ratios to find the other parts of a right triangle. This time let’s check your
prior knowledge.

ACTIVITY Draw It!

DIRECTIONS: Draw the line of sight to the birds then identify if the angle formed is an angle of
elevation or an angle of depression. Then, answer the problem on a separate sheet of paper.

5 miles

25 miles

Angle formed: _________________

PROBLEM: “Based on the picture, if the distance of the man to the birds is 25 miles and the
height of the birds from man’s eye level is 5 miles, what is the measure of the angle formed
from the man’s eyes to the birds?” (Write the answer in the nearest degree.)

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In this section, you will be provided with an opportunity to discover and solve problems
in daily life through the following activities.

ACTIVITY Bouncing Ball!

DIRECTIONS: Label the diagram and solve the problem on a separate sheet of paper. Then,
answer the guide questions below. Write the answer in the nearest whole number.

You are standing on a 10-foot tree house, looking

down at a certain point where the ball hit the ground
makes an angle of depression of 37, how far is that
point from the base of the tree?

Guide Questions:
[1] How did you label the information presented in the
problem?
[2] What is being asked in the problem?
[3] What trigonometric ratio did you use to find the
distance of the point from the base of the tree?

What are the steps in solving word problems involving

angle of elevation and depression?

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE 1

A building is 16 meters high. At a certain distance away from the building, an observer
determines that the angle of elevation to the top of it is 35. How far is the observer from
the base of the building? (Write the answer to the nearest whole number.)

STEPS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEM:

Step 1: Draw the problem and label the Step 2: Identify what is asked in the problem.
illustration.
The distance between the observer and
the base of the building.
Step 3: Use appropriate trigonometric ratio to
solve the problem.

Since the two legs of the right triangle are

part of the problem, hence we use
𝟏𝟔
tangent ratio: 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓° =
𝒅
Step 4: Solve and interpret the result.
𝟏𝟔
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓° =
𝒅
𝟏𝟔
(𝒅)𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓° = (𝒅) Hence, the observer is approximately 23
𝒅
(𝒅)𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓° 𝟏𝟔 meters away from the base of the building.
=
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓° 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓°
𝟏𝟔
𝒅=
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟑𝟓°
𝒅 = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟖𝟓 ≈ 𝟐𝟑 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE 2

An airplane is flying at a height of 5 kilometers above the ground. The distance along
the ground from the airplane to the airport is 7 kilometers. What is the angle of
depression from the airplane to the airport? (Write the answer to the nearest degree.)

STEPS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEM:

Step 1: Draw the problem and label the Step 2: Identify what is asked in the problem.
illustration.
The angle of depression from the
airplane to the airport.
Step 3: Use appropriate trigonometric ratio to
solve the problem.

Since the two legs of the right triangle are

part of the problem, hence we use
𝟓
tangent ratio: 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝑨° =
𝟕

Step 4: Solve and interpret the result.

𝟓
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝑨 = Hence, the angle of depression from the
𝟕
𝟓 airplane to the airport is approximately 36.
𝑨 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 ( )
𝟕
𝑨 = 𝟑𝟓. 𝟓𝟒 ≈ 𝟑𝟔°

You have just learned how to draw pictures presented by the information in the given
problems. Using this skill, you can now practice illustrating a word problem and solving
problems involving angle of elevation and depression.

SAQ 1: How do you identify the appropriate trigonometric ratio use to solve the problem?
SAQ 2: How is angle of elevation and depression relevant to real-life situation?

Now that you have a deeper understanding of the lesson, you are ready to do the activity
in this section. Your goal is to apply your learning to solve word problems involving angle of
elevation and depression. You will be given a real-life problem which you will illustrate, label
the identified parts, and solve for the unknown part using the trigonometric ratios.

Let’s Practice! (Write your answer on the separate sheets provided.)

ACTIVITY
TERM 1: Sketch My Problem
DIRECTIONS: Answer the problem below by following the steps in the table. Write the answer
in the nearest degree.

PROBLEM: A 5-meter ladder is leaning against the wall of a house.

The foot of the ladder on the ground is 1.5 meters from the wall. What
angle measure does the ladder make with the wall?

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STEPS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEM:

Step 1: Draw the problem and label the Step 2: Identify what is asked in the problem.
illustration. __________________________________

Step 3: Use appropriate trigonometric ratio to

solve the problem.
__________________________________
__________________________________

Step 4: Solve and interpret the result.

__________________________________
__________________________________

ACTIVITY
TERM 2: Fill Me In!
Directions: Find out how much you have learned from this module by filling in the steps in
solving word problems involving angle of elevation and depression in the rolled paper chain.

STEP 2:

STEP 1:
STEP 3:

STEPS IN SOLVING WORD

PROBLEMS INVOLVING ANGLE
OF ELEVATION AND
DEPRESSION

STEP 4:

REMEMBER
Key Points
⚫ These are the followings steps need to be considered in solving word problems involving
angle of elevation and angle of depression.
Step 1: Draw and label the diagram.
Step 2: Identify what is asked in the problem.
Step 3: Use appropriate trigonometric ratio to solve the problem.
Step 4: Solve and interpret the result.

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TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!

General Directions: Study the following assessments carefully and write your answers on
separate sheets.

Assessment 1. What can I Learn from my Shadow?

Objective: To apply sine, cosine, or tangent ratios to find the angle of elevation or depression.
Materials: Tape measure, pen and paper
Directions: You should work with a partner to do the activity. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
Procedure:
[1] Ask your partner to measure your height (in meter) using the tape measure.
[2] Go outside your house at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon and stand under the sun.
[3] Ask your partner to measure the length of your shadow.
[4] Using what you know about trigonometric ratios, determine the angle of depression from
your eye level to the tip of your shadow. (Sketch a picture of the situation that will help in
your computation. Write the answer in the nearest degree.)

Assessment 2. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Choose the letter that corresponds to
your answer.

For items 1 to 5, refer to the problem below.

A kite is held by 125 meters of string makes an angle of elevation with the ground of 45 o.
About how high is the kite above the ground?

[1] Which is the correct illustration to the problem?

A. B.

C. D.

[2] What is the hypotenuse in the problem?

A. 125cm B. 125m C. 45o D. the unknown

[3] What is asked in the problem?

A. Length of the string B. Height of the kite from the ground
C. Angle of elevation D. Distance of the man from the kite

[4] What trigonometric ratio must be used to solve the problem?

A. Sine B. Cosine C. Tangent D. Cosecant

[5] What is the answer to the given problem?

A. 113.6m B. 88.4m C. 75.1m D. 62.8m

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For items 6 to 8, refer to the problem below.

From the top of a tower, a man finds that the angle of depression of a car on the ground is
30o. If the car is at a distance of 40 meters from the tower, find the height of the tower.

[6] Which is the correct illustration to the problem?

A. B.

C. D.

[7] What trigonometric ratio must be used to solve the problem?

A. Sine B. Cosine C. Tangent D. Cosecant

[8] What is the answer to the problem?

A. 80 meters B. 69.28 meters C. 23.09 meters D. 20 meters

[9] Based on the figure at the right, what is the angle of elevation?
A. a B. b C. c D. None

[10] If a = 45 and the distance of the man from the flagpole is 6
meters, what is the value of c?
A. 8.48 meters B. 6 meters c
C. 4.24 meters D. 2.44 meters

Bryant, Merden, Mathematics 9 Learner’s Material. Pasig City: Department

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WRITER
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“No hay cosa imposible. Cree, junto junto puede!”

Sandra D. Ortega, Teacher III, Tolosa National High School