NECO Mathematics · Trigonometry
Angles of elevation and depression: NECO Mathematics Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Angles of elevation and depression
Our summary: Using trig to find heights and distances from looking up or down at something.
- Calculating angles of elevation and depression
- Application to heights and distances
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NECO Mathematics questions on Angles of elevation and depression
- NECO 2008Two ladders of length 5m and 7m lean against a pole and make angles 45° and 60° with the ground respectively. What is their distance apart on the pole correct…
- NECO 2005A flagpole is placed at the top of a tower. The angles of elevation of the bottom and top of the flagpole from a point on the ground 10m away are 40° and 50°…
- NECO 2004A man is 40m from the foot of a cliff of height 23m. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff from the man
- NECO 2002A girl on top of a storey building 36m high dropped a N10.00 note on the ground below. If the angle of depression of the N10.00 note is 35°, how far is the…
- NECO 2002The angle of elevation of the top (T) of a palm tree from a point (R) on the ground is 30°. The distance from R to the base (B) of the palm tree is 120m. What…
- NECO 2001From the top of a storey-buliding, the angle of depression of a mango on a tree 20m away from the base of the storey building is 68°. if the mango is 4.5 m…
- NECO 2001The angle of elevation of the top T of a pole from a point X on the horizontal ground is 32°, if X is 68 m away from the foot F of the pole, calculate the…
Years with Angles of elevation and depression questions in DeeepSolve's question bank
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