Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________ Triangle Application Problems – SOHCAHTOA Angle of Elevation Angle of Depression Key Words: Key Words: Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Determine whether each scenario would represent an angle of elevation or an angle of depression. Ava looks at a bird in a tree Josh climbs up a mountain and looks down at the river below A plane is preparing to land on a runway Beth is flying a kite in the park Determine if each scenario would represent a horizontal, vertical or diagonal distance. The height of a building The length of a runway The string of a kite Distance from the base of a tree to a person The altitude of a plane A rocket launched at an angle 1. A skier drops 51m vertically whiles skiing down a 120 m ramp. What is the angle of elevation? 2. A plane is 8000 ft above the ground. If the ground distance to the runway is 150,000 ft, what is the angle of descent? 3. A telescope is mounted 5 ft above the ground. The telescope is tilted at a 52° angle above the horizontal to see the top of a flagpole. The two are 20 ft apart. How tall is the flagpole?
Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________ Triangle Application Problems – SOHCAHTOA Angle of Elevation Key Words: Angle of Depression Key Words: Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Determine whether each scenario would represent an angle of elevation or an angle of depression. Ava looks at a bird in a tree Josh climbs up a mountain and looks down at the river below A plane is preparing to land on a runway Beth is flying a kite in the park Determine if each scenario would represent a horizontal, vertical or diagonal distance. The height of a building The length of a runway The string of a kite Distance from the base of a tree to a person The altitude of a plane A rocket launched at an angle 1. A skier drops 51m vertically whiles skiing down a 120 m ramp. What is the angle of elevation? 2. A plane is 8000 ft above the ground. If the ground distance to the runway is 150,000 ft, what is the angle of descent? 3. A telescope is mounted 5 ft above the ground. The telescope is tilted at a 52° angle above the horizontal to see the top of a flagpole. The two are 20 ft apart. How tall is the flagpole?
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