
The angle of elevation is a concept of trigonometry. It is widely used to analyze the distance of an object or a point with respect to anything stationary. The angle of elevation can be defined as the angle formed between the plane of horizon and the point being observed in context to the observer who is fixed. For example, an airplane is flying past a person who is standing on the ground. If the person looks at the airplane in the sky, the angle of inclination thus formed is called as the angle of elevation with respect to the observer at rest.
The angle of inclination has great use in trigonometry and applications of trigonometry in questions involving the distance or height of a buildings, towers etc. with respect to an observer or any fixed point.
For example,
The above figure represents the angle of elevation formed with respect to a fixed point A. Here, θ is the angle of elevation, line s is the line of sight and h is the horizontal line.
There are some points which must be considered.
The formula of angle of elevation depends upon the values given. For example, for a building of a given height and distance from the observer
Angle of elevation = height of building, and the distance of building from the observer
We know,
tan θ = height/distance
Substituting the value of tan θ, we get
Angle of elevation = tan θ
Hence,
tan θ = height of building/distance of building from the observer
in general,
tan θ = height of the given entity/distance of the given entity
However, the value of the angle of elevation can change depending on the given values. For example, for a given distance and measure of the line of sight, then the angle of elevation becomes
Angle of elevation = cos θ
Since,
Cos θ = hypotenuse(line of sight)/base(distance from observer)
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