Question

Isaac is looking through binoculars on a whale watching trip when he notices a sea otter in the distance. If he is 20 feet above sea level in the boat, and the angle of depression is 30 degrees, how far away from the boat is the otter (to the nearest foot)?

Answer 1

hello are you there? do u think you can draw this first before you can solve?

Answer 2

@ janessia

Answer 3

hmm idk

Answer 4

how would i draw it?

Answer 5

do you know the angle of depression?

Answer 6

the height y=20 , the x= distance
angle theta = angle of depression

Answer 7

so how do i solve this?