A sailor is 30m above the water in the crow's nest on a sailboat. The sailor encounters an orca surface at an angle of depression of 15 degrees. The crows nest is 20 m horizontally from the bow (front) of the boat. How far in front of the boat is the orca?

Given :

A sailor is 30 m above the water in the crow's nest on a sailboat.

The sailor encounters an orca surface at an angle of depression of 15 degrees.

The crows nest is 20 m horizontally from the bow (front) of the boat.

To Find :

How far in front of the boat is the orca.

Solution :

Let, distance of boat front from the crow's nest is x.

So,

Hence, this is the required solution.

maybe - definition of supplementary angles. im not sure. sorry

step-by-step explanation:

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

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