Distance Between 2 Ships (Angle of Depression)

Learn how to find the distance between 2 ships using the angle of depression. We go through a typical word problem encountered when students are learning about angle of depression involving right triangle trigonometry. This particular example requires using a system of equations involving 2 triangles and solving the system to find the distance between the 2 boats.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:22 What is angle of depression and angle of elevation
0:35 Relationship between angle of elevation and depression
1:14 Using tangent to write 2 equations
2:25 Using substitution to solve the system

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