Angles of elevation and depression describe how far upward or downward you look relative to a horizontal line when observing an object.
The angle of elevation is the angle formed by looking upward from the horizontal line to an object above your line of sight.
The angle of depression is the angle formed by looking downward from the horizontal line to an object below your line of sight.
These angles are always measured relative to a horizontal line, never vertical. Because the lines of sight form alternate interior angles with horizontal lines, the angle of elevation from one viewpoint equals the angle of depression from the other viewpoint.
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Angles of elevation and depression describe how far upward or downward you look relative to a horizontal line when observing an object.
The angle of elevation is the angle formed by looking upward from the horizontal line to an object above your line of sight.
The angle of depression is the angle formed by looking downward from the horizontal line to an object below your line of sight.
These angles are always measured relative to a horizontal line, never vertical. Because the lines of sight form alternate interior angles with horizontal lines, the angle of elevation from one viewpoint equals the angle of depression from the other viewpoint.
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