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Angle of Elevation and Depression

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The angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal, when the point being viewed is above the horizontal level is called:

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Angle of elevation

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Angle of depression

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C

Vertical angle

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D

Obtuse angle

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Solution

The correct option is
A. Angle of elevation
The angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal, when the point being viewed is above the horizontal level is called angle of elevation.

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: The angle of elevation of a point viewed is the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the point being view is above the horizontal level.
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: Then the angle of depression of a point view is the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the point being viewed is below the horizontal level.

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Q. The angle of depression of an object viewed is the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when it is below the horizontal level

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