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Preliminary Problem Set No. 3
Angles of Elevation/Depression and Bearing

Solve the following problem. Show your complete solution with illustration of the problem and box your final
answer. Provide an extra sheet for your solution. Erasure is not allowed.

1. The angle of depression from the top of an apartment building to the base of a fountain in a nearby park
is 72
o
. If the building is 78 ft tall, how far away is the fountain?

2. A tree struck by lightning in a storm breaks and falls over to form a triangle with the ground. The tip of the
tree makes a 36
o
angle with the ground 25 ft from the base of the tree. What was the height of the tree to
the nearest foot?

3. A 75 foot building casts an 82 foot shadow. What is the angle that the sun hits the building?

4. A mountain has a 35 degree slope, and you must hike 7 miles to reach the summit. How tall is the
mountain?

5. 12. An airplane is 2000 feet above the ground. The sun's angle of inclination is 40 degrees. How far is the
airplane's shadow from the point on the ground directly under the airplane?

6. Over 2 miles (horizontal), a road rises 300 feet (vertical). What is the angle of elevation?

7. Elizabeth wants to know the angle at which the sun hits a tree in her backyard at 3 pm. She finds that the
length of the trees shadow is 24 ft at 3 pm. At the same time of day, her shadow is 6 ft 5 inches. If
Elizabeth is 4 ft 8 inches tall, find the height of the tree and hence the angle at which the sunlight hits the
tree.

8. A flag pole is 20 feet tall. If the sun's angle of inclination is 50 degrees, how long is the pole's shadow?

9. A mountain has a 20 degree slope, and is 1 mile tall. How far do you need to hike to reach the summit?

10. A building casts a 70 foot shadow when the sun's angle of inclination is 40 degrees. How tall is the
building?

11. A man travels at 10 degrees north of west, and ends up 5 miles north of his starting point. How far west of
his starting point will he end up?
12. Jill walks 10 miles at 40 degrees south of west. How far west of her starting point does she end up?
13. A man travels at 30 degrees north of east, and ends up 10 miles east of his starting point. How far did he
travel?

14. Jack walks 30 miles at 30 degrees north of east, then walks 30 miles at 45 degrees north of east. How
many miles east of his starting point will he end up?