ANGLE OF ELEVATION/DEPRESSION PRACTICE
1.) A ladder with its foot on the ground rests against a wall. It makes an angle of
79° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is 4 ft from the base of the wall. Find
the height of the point where the ladder touches the wall.
2.) In problem number 1, how long is the ladder?
3.) The angle of elevation of the top of a tree is 30o from a point 28 ft away from
the foot of the tree. Find the height of the tree.
4.) A person is standing at the top of the 555-foot tall Washington Monument.
The person looks down at the Capitol building with an angle of depression of 6°.
How far is the Capitol building from the base of the Washington Monument?
5.) A woman is in a tree 30 feet above the ground. She plans to zip-line along a
wire connecting to the ground with an angle of depression of 17°. How long is the
wire?
6.) A blimp is flying over Charlotte Motor Speedway at an altitude of 2200 ft. The
pilot looks down at an angle of depression of 41° and spots Bass Pro Shops at
Concord Mills mall. What is the distance between Charlotte Motor Speedway and
Bass Pro Shops?
7.) A hot air balloon is launched directly upward from a point that is exactly 5000
ft. from Northwest Cabarrus High School. If a person in the basket of the balloon
looks down at an angle of depression of 14°, how high above the ground is the
balloon?
8.) CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION!!! A 6-foot tall man is standing 50 feet away
from a tree. He looks up to the top of the tree with an angle of elevation of 38°
(from his eyes). Find the height of the tree. HINT: the fact that the man is 6 feet
tall is important in this problem!