A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN

MATHEMATICS GRADE 9

I. Objective:

At the end of the lesson, the Grade 9 students will be able to apply the laws involving positive integral
exponents to zero and negative integral exponents.

A. Content Standard

The learner demonstrates understanding of the basic concepts of trigonometry.

B. Performance Standard

The learner is able to apply the concepts of trigonometric ratios to formulate and solve real-life problems
with precision and accuracy.

C. Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) :

Illustrates angles of elevation and angles of depression. (M9GE-IVd-1)

II. Subject Matter

ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND ANGLE OF DEPRESSION

A. Reference
Algebra Two with Trigonometry by Foster, Ruth, and Winters
B. Materials
Visual aid, board, chalk and calculator
C. Ideas
The angle of elevation is the angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to the
object above.
The angle of depression is the angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to the
object below.
D. Processes
Describing, illustrating, solving
E. Values
Active participation, cooperation, collaboration and thinking

III. PROCEDURE
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A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayer
2. Checking of the attendance
3. Checking of the assignment
4. Review of the past lesson
5. Drill/Exercise

B. Motivation
Group Activity on Angles of Elevation and Depression

C. Lesson Proper
TEACHER ACTIVITY STUDENT ACTIVITY
Our topic for today is about angle of elevation
and angle of depression.

Do you have any idea class of what do we mean

by elevation? The answer of the students may vary.

How about depression?

Angle of elevation is the angle form the

horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to
the object above.

Line of sight is an imaginary line that connects

the eye of an observer to the object being
observed.

Angle of depression is the angle from the

horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to
the object below

To understand better, let us consider an

example.

Problem No.1 The student will follow.

An observer looks up at an angle of 40° looking
at the top of a tower. The tower is 300ft away
measured along the ground. What is the height
of the tower?
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 Now what you are going to do is to draw first a
right triangle then base on the problem, label the
right triangle similar to the previous problem you
have encountered before.

Suppose that this is the Tower and this is the

observer. In the Problem the observer looks up
the angle of 40° looking at the top of a Tower.

Is the angle of Angle of elevation Sir!

40°, an angle of elevation or an angle of
depression?

Very good! So where do we put the 40° angle?

Is it between the observer’s line of sight and the Between the observer’s line of sight and
top of a tower, or between the observer’s line the line of sight above observer Ma’am!
sight and line of sight above observer?

Very Good! So we are asked to find the height of

the tower right? So let h be the height of the

Tangent Function
tower.

What trigonometric functions or ratio can be used

to solve for the height of the tower?

Let’s try to solve the height of the tower using

tangent function.

opposite
Tangent=
adjacent

h None Sir!
tan 40 ˚=
300 ft
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 ( tan 40 ˚)(300)=h

251.73 ft =h

The height of the tower is 251.73 ft

Are there any questions?

Problem no.2

An airplane is flying at a height of 4 km above

the ground. The distance along the ground from
the airplane to the airport is 6 km. What is the
angle of depression from the airplane to the
airport?
Our notation for degrees is θ

Yes Sir!

If this is our illustration, the height of the airplane

to the ground is 4 km and the distance along the
ground is 6 km then where should we put the
angle of depression or the θ? Between the observer line sight and line of
sight below observer
Suppose the observer is in the inside on the
airplane. Then our line of sight must be the eye
level of the observer, right?

So where should we put the angle of depression

or the θ?

Between the observer line of sight and airport,

between the horizontal ground and airplane or
between the observer line sight and line of sight
Tangent Sir!
below observer?

Very Good!

Yes Sir!
So by definition of angle of depression it is
between the observer line sight and line of sight The student will raise his/her hands
below observer. 4
tan θ=
6
tan θ= 0.67
To solve θ, what trigonometric ratios can be used
to solve the angle of depression?
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 tan θ= tan (0.67)−1

Tangent! So Tangent is opposite over adjacent. θ=33.82°

Yes Sir!

None Sir!
So who wants to volunteer to solve for θ using
tangent function? Anyone? Yes! None Sir!

Do you have the same answer class?

Who has another answer?

Are there any questions?

D. Generalization

What is an angle of elevation? The angle of elevation is an angle that is

formed between the horizontal line and the
line of sight. If the line of sight is upward from
the horizontal line, then the angle formed is
an angle of elevation.

What is an angle of depression? The angle of depression is the angle between

the horizontal line and the observation of the
object from the horizontal line. It is basically
used to get the distance of the two objects
where the angles and an object's distance
from the ground are known to us.
Who will differentiate the two terms?
Answers may vary.

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E. Application

Right now, let’s have an activity. Please count off from1-4 starting from you. Group 1 please
stand up know your group mates and occupy in that area, similar with 2 on that area, 3 on that
area and 4 on that area.

Solve the following and present your work on the class.

1. In the diagram below, AB and CD are two vertical poles on horizontal ground. Draw in the
angle of elevation of D from B and the angle of depression of C from B.

2. An observer looks up at an angle of 40 ˚ looking at the top of a tower. The tower is 200 ft.
away from the observer. What is the height of the tower?

F. Evaluation

Choose the letter of your best choice.

1. ___________ is an angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to the object
below.
A. Angle of Bowling C. Angle of Depression
B. Angle of Candid D. Angle of Elevation

2. What do you call an angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to the object
above?
A. Angle of Bowling C. Angle of Depression
B. Angle of Bowling D. Angle of Elevation

3. What do you call an imaginary line that connects the eye of an observer to the object being
observed?
A. Greenwich Line C. Mediterranean Line
B. Line of Sight D. Polar Line

4. This angle is formed when you’re looking for a lost coin in the end.
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 A. Angle of Bowling C. Angle of Depression
B. Angle of Candid D. Angle of Elevation

5. This angle is formed when you’re looking at the top of the tree a hundred feet away from you.
A. Angle of Bowling C. Angle of Depression
B. Angle of Candid D. Angle of Elevation

G. Agreement

Choose your partner and make a real-life illustration where angle of elevation/depression can be
depicted (use indigenous materials) and present it on the class.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

ALLAN G. PALATTAO MIRASOL A. BALDOZ

Teacher-III Head Teacher-1

Approved:

ETHEL RESPICIO-CABANTAC, P2
School Head

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