Trigonometry
Hong Kong
Stage 1 - Stage 3
Angles of Elevation and Depression
Interactive practice questions
A man standing at point $C$C, is looking at the top of a tree at point $A$A. Identify the angle of elevation in the figure given.
$\alpha$α
A
$\theta$θ
B
$\sigma$σ
C
Easy
Less than a minute
A man standing at the top of the tower at point $B$B, is looking at the ground at point $C$C. Identify the angle of depression in the figure given.
Considering the diagram below, find $x$x, the angle of elevation to point $A$A from point $C$C.
Round your answer to two decimal places.
Sally measures the angle of elevation to the top of a tree from a point $20$20m away to be $43^\circ$43°. If the height of the tree is $h$h m, find the value of $h$h.
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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