Angles of Elevation, Depression, and Bearings
13 questions
A vessel departs from a harbor and sails on a bearing of to reach point . From point , it changes course and sails on a bearing of to reach point . What is the bearing of point from harbor , to the nearest degree?
A boat sails from a port on a bearing of to a point . From , it changes direction and sails on a bearing of to reach a point . What is the bearing of port from point ?
A forest ranger at a control post observes a lookout tower at point on a bearing of . What is the bearing of the control post from the lookout tower ?
A surveyor stands at a point on level ground away from the base of a vertical transmission tower. If the angle of elevation from the observer's position on the ground to the top of the tower is , what is the height of the tower in meters?
A vertical tower of height metres stands on a horizontal plane with its base at . Point on the plane is due West of , and point is due South of , such that the distance . If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower from and are and respectively, what is the height of the tower?
A ship departs from a port and sails on a bearing of to reach a position . From , the ship changes course and sails on a bearing of to arrive at point . What is the bearing of point from point ?
A forest ranger station is located on a bearing of from an observation tower . What is the bearing of the observation tower from the forest ranger station ?
A vertical flagpole of height standing on level ground casts a shadow of length . Calculate the angle of elevation of the sun in degrees.
A search-and-rescue helicopter leaves a central station and flies on a bearing of to reach a waypoint . It then changes course and flies on a bearing of to reach a mountain rescue site . From the central station , the angle of elevation to the helicopter hovering vertically above point is . What is the vertical height of the helicopter above the horizontal plane of station , in kilometers?
An observer standing at the top of a vertical lighthouse observes two boats, and , on the surrounding horizontal sea surface. Boat lies due South of the lighthouse at an angle of depression of , while boat lies due East of the lighthouse at an angle of depression of . If the straight-line distance between boat and boat is , what is the height of the lighthouse?
A coastal monitoring station at point tracks two vessels on horizontal water. Vessel is located from on a bearing of , while Vessel is located from on a bearing of . What is the direct distance between Vessel and Vessel in kilometers?
A cargo ship departs from port and sails on a bearing of to reach point . From point , the ship changes course and sails on a bearing of to reach point . What is the direct distance, in kilometers, from port to point ?
A field surveyor starts at point and walks due East to point . From point , she changes direction and walks on a bearing of to reach point . What is the bearing of point from point ?