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.

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.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will determine the angle of depression using a diagram with a helicopter. Click learn more to watch a video and click challenge me to answer a practice question.

Learn how to "solve" a right triangle and apply the concept to real world situations using angles of elevation and depression.

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...