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To find the distance across a river, a surveyor choose points A and B, which are 235 m apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side of the river and finds that ZBAC≈ 83° and ZABC ≈ 49° A 235 m B 83° 49° с NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Approximate the distance from point A to point C. distance = m Find the distance across the river. height= m

To find the distance across a river, a surveyor choose points A and B, which are 235 m apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side of the river and finds that ZBAC≈ 83° and ZABC ≈ 49° A 235 m B 83° 49° с NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Approximate the distance from point A to point C. distance = m Find the distance across the river. height= m

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To find the distance across a river, a surveyor choose points A and B, which are 235 m apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side of the river and finds that ZBAC ≈ 83° and ZABC ≈ 49° A 235 m B 83° 49° C NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Approximate the distance from point A to point C. distance: = m Find the distance across the river. height= m
Transcribed Image Text:To find the distance across a river, a surveyor choose points A and B, which are 235 m apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side of the river and finds that ZBAC ≈ 83° and ZABC ≈ 49° A 235 m B 83° 49° C NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Approximate the distance from point A to point C. distance: = m Find the distance across the river. height= m
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