Practice - Applications of Trigonometry
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Practice Questions
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What is the angle of elevation?
💡 Hint: Think about looking up at something tall.
What function do we use with angles of elevation?
💡 Hint: Which function relates opposite and adjacent sides?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the angle of elevation?
💡 Hint: Think about looking at a tall object.
True or False: The tangent function relates opposite side and hypotenuse.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of tangent.
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Challenge Problems
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You are 40 meters away from a building with an angle of elevation of 60°. Find the height of the building.
💡 Hint: Remember to use the correct value for tan(60°).
A drone is hovering 90m above ground level. If it's observed at an angle of depression of 30°, what is the horizontal distance from the observer to the drone?
💡 Hint: Apply the formula using the tangent of the angle.
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