U7F9 - Angles of Elev and Depr

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3 questions
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You are standing at the bottom of a cliff and see a climber. You are 1000 ft from the face of the cliff and the angle of elevation from you to the climber is 32o. Find the height of the climber from the ground in feet. See Fig

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A Flag casts a shadow of 42 ft. Angle of Elevation from the Tip of the shadow to the Sun is 39o. Find the height of the Flag in feet. See Fig below

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The Angle of Depression from a Plane to the Airport is 12o. The height of the plane is 4,000 ft. What is the Horizontal Distance from the current position (d) of the Plane to the Airport. Please see Fig below: