9. Directions: Draw a diagram, then solve. Don’t forget to include the units (ie feet, meters…)
Selection A) Kurt spots a bird sitting at the top of a 40 foot tall telephone pole. If the angle of elevation from the ground where he is standing to the bird is 59°, how far is Kurt standing from the base of the pole?
Selection B) A helicopter flying 1,600 feet above the ground spots an airplane flying above. If the horizontal distance between the helicopter and airplane is 3,055 feet and the angle of elevation is 71°, find the airplane’s altitude.
SELECTION C: A shark is swimming 28 feet below sea level. If the angle of depression from a boat on the water to the shark is 19°, what is the horizontal distance between the boat and the shark?
SELECTION D: While standing on top of a hill at a ski resort, Lisa spots the ski lodge below. If the vertical height of the hill is 1209 feet and the angle of depression is 53°, what distance must Lisa ski in order to reach the lodge?
ANSWER 1: _______ , Selection (A, B, C or D )_______
ANSWER 2:_______ , Selection (A, B, C or D) _______
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