CHAPTER

CHAPTER

19

Angles of Elevation
and Depression
4.

Paper 1
1.

6m

8m

12 m
P

9m

6
tan x =
9
x = 3341

12
tan =
8
= 56.3
The angle of elevation of T from P is 56.3.

The angle of depression of P from R is 3341.

Answer: D
5.

Answer: A
2.

R
hm
P

41.5
12 m

Answer: B
6.

Answer: B
H

20 m

FG
tan 26.5 =
20
FG = 20 tan 26.5
= 9.97 m

h
tan 41.5 =
12
h = 12 tan 41.5
= 10.62 m

3.

26.5

38.4

38.4
9.5 m

62 m

48

62
tan 48 =
UV
62
UV =
tan 48
= 55.8 m

FH
tan 38.4 =
9.5
FH = 9.5 tan 38.4
= 7.53 m

Answer: B

Answer: B

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4.

Paper 1

30 m

1.

50 m

30
50
PYX = 30589

tan PYX =

14 m
Q

12 m

The angle of depression of point Y from P is 30589.

Answer: A

tan QRP = 14
12
QRP = 49249
The angle of elevation of P from R is 49249.

5.

Answer: C

32 m

2.

42
xm

G
65

tan 42 =

7m

65

x
N

Answer: C
6.

7
FN =
tan 65

3.5
TX
3.5
TX =
tan 5
= 40.01 m

3.5
TY
3.5
TY =
tan 10
= 19.85 m

tan 10 =

V
T

XY = TX TY
= 40.01 19.85
= 20.16 m

The angle of elevation of V from T is WTV.

Answer: A

Answer: D

P
3.5 m

tan 5 =

Answer: D

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Let P = Eye level

The angle of elevation of G from E is 47.

P
10

= 3.264 m

FE = 2 3.264
= 6.528 m
7
tan x =
6.528

x = 47

32
tan 42

= 35.54

7
tan 65 =
FN

3.

x =

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7.
x

35
5m

Cat

Answer: B
T

UV
tan 38 =
12
UV = 12 tan 38
= 9.375 m

11.

P
8m

SX = 24 9.375
= 14.625 m

SX
tan x =
UX
14.625
=
12
x = 5038

The angle of depression of U from S is 5038.

8
tan 26 =
RQ
8
RQ =
tan 26
= 16.4 m

Answer: B

Answer: D

8.

Angle of
depression

35

38
12 m

Nur

24 m

10.

26
Q

Paper 1
1.
F

Answer: A

20 m

9.

62
X

YW
sin 62 =
20
YW = 20 sin 62
= 17.66 m

28
P

30 m

h
tan 28 =
30
h = 30 tan 28
= 15.95 m

Answer: C

Answer: B

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2.

HF
tan HGF =
13
9.9955
=
13
HGF = 3733

30
X

42
6m

The angle of depression of G from H is 3733.

Answer: C

UV
tan 42 =
6
UV = 6 tan 42
= 5.4024 m

5.

M
Angle of depression

UV
tan 30 =
XU
UV
XU =
tan 30
5.4024
=
tan 30
= 9.36 m

5m

4m

4m
Q

8.5 m

5
tan x =
8.5
x = 30.47

4m

Answer: C
3.

9m

The angle of depression of N from M is 30.47.

8m

26

Answer: A
R

6.

QT
tan 26 =
8

QT = 8 tan 26
= 3.9019 m

T
R
S

QT
tan TPQ =
4
3.9019
=
4
TPQ = 4417

The angle of elevation of T from P is TPQ.

Answer: D

The angle of elevation of T from P is 4417.

7.

Answer: B

T
3m

4.

H
Angle of depression

48
F
9m

13 m

RP
tan 18.5 =
5.5
RP = 5.5 tan 18.5
= 1.84 m

HF
tan 48 =
9
HF = 9 tan 48
= 9.9955 m

PT = 3 + 1.84
= 4.84
= 4.8 m
Answer: D

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5.5 m

18.5

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8.

11.

R
T
2m

28

10 16

16 m

RU
tan 28 =
16
RU = 16 tan 28
= 8.51 m

24 m

RQ
tan 10 =
24
RQ = 24 tan 10
= 4.232 m

TR = 8.51 2
= 6.51 m

TQ
tan 16 =
24
TQ = 24 tan 16
= 6.882 m

Answer: B
9.

TR = TQ RQ
= 6.882 4.232
= 2.65 m

The distance between the two birds is 2.65 m.

Answer: C

12.
L

The angle of elevation of the window cleaner, P, from

the man, L, is NLP.

P
30 m

Answer: A

6m

9m

G
3m
15 m

T
30 m
120 m

MT
tan 22 =
PT
MT = PT tan 22
= 120 tan 22
= 48.48 m

22

10.

22

MN = 48.48 + 30
= 78.48
= 78.5 m

Answer: D

9
tan x =
15
x = 3058
3
tan y =
15
y = 1119
x y = 3058 1119

= 1939

13.
Angle of depression

51.4 m

20.8 m
R

The difference between the angles of elevation of H

and G from E is 1939.

350 m

Answer: B

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16.

VT = 51.4 20.8
= 30.6 m

VT
tan x =
UT
30.6
=
350
x = 5

12.5

10 m
Z

The angle of depression of U from V is 5.

XZ
= XY YZ
XZ = 262 102
= 24 m
2

Answer: B
14.

26 m

40

T
1.8 m

Answer: C

S
1.8 m

17.

6m

RT
tan 40 =
ST
RT = ST tan 40
= 6 tan 40
= 5.03 m
RP = 5.03 + 1.8
= 6.83 m

63

The height of the bird from the ground is 6.83 m.

760 m

HQ
tan 63 =
760
HQ = 760 tan 63
= 1492 m

Answer: D
15.

ZV
tan 12.5 =
XZ

ZV = XZ tan 12.5
= 24 tan 12.5
= 5.32 m

The height of the helicopter from the ground is

1492 m.

72

Answer: C
F
51.6
6.5 m

72

18.

HF
tan 51.6 =
6.5
HF = 6.5 tan 51.6
= 8.2 m

HF
tan 72 =
FG
HF
FG =
tan 72
8.2
=
tan 72
= 2.66 m

HG
tan 32.5 =
80
HG = 80 tan 32.5
= 50.966 m

Answer: C

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32.5
80 m

120 m

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21.

HG
tan x =
FG
50.966
=
120
x = 23.01

The angle of depression of F from H is 23.01.

Q
T

QR2 = PR2 PQ2

QR = 342 162
= 30 m

55 35

55

35

TQ
tan 28.5 =
16

TQ = 16 tan 28.5
= 8.687 m

80 m

TR
tan 35 =
80

TR = 80 tan 35
= 56.02 m

TQ
tan TRQ =
QR
8.687
=
30
TRQ = 169

TR
tan 55 =
RQ

The angle of elevation of T from R is 169.

TR
RQ =
tan 55
56.02
=
tan 55
= 39.23 m

Answer: B
V

22.

PQ = PR RQ
= 80 39.23
= 40.77
= 40.8 m

4.5 m
25 m

The distance between the two cars is 40.8 m.

7m

Answer: C
20.

16 m

Answer: A
19.

34 m

28.5

Q
T

PQ2 = QR2 RP2

PQ = ABBBBBB
252 72
= 24 m

24
PT =
2
= 12 m
P

VT
tan VPT =
PT
4.5
=
12
VPT = 2033

The angle of depression of Q from H is JHQ.

Answer: A

The angle of elevation of V from P is 2033.

Answer: C

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