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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Angles of Elevation and Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what the terms angle of elevation and angle of depression mean. The words may be big but their meaning is pretty basic!
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Angles of Inclination and Declination

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the terminology for angles of elevation, depression, inclination, and declination. Demonstrates how to 'translate' exercises into triangles and equations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Angles of Elevation and Depression

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find distance using right triangles and angles of elevation or depression.
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Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Tangents and Slopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what "tangent" is and its role in the right triangle. Slope of a line is investigated and tangent for special common angles is given. Angle of elevation and angle of depression are also covered here.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Solving Problems Using Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Solving real life problem using trig ratios. Example: Finding the angle of elevation or the angle of depression. Finding the angle between two lines. Finding equation of a line that passes through two points.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: The Right Triangle and Applications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to "solve" a right triangle and apply the concept to real world situations using angles of elevation and depression.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Pages: Solving Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to all six trigonometric function in the setting of right triangles. This tutorial begins with the six definitions and goes through applications involving angles of elevation and angles of depression. Includes several...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Trigonometry Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use trigonometry to solve word problems.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Pythagorean Theorem for Solving Right Triangles

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson applies the trigonometric ratios and their inverses to real-life situations.