To find the distance across a river, a surveyor chose points A and B, which are 249 feet apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point Con the opposite side of the river and finds that

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To find the distance across a river, a surveyor chose points A and B, which are 249 feet
apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side
of the river and finds that <BAC is about 83° and ZABC is about 54º.
A
249 feet B
54°
83°
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
Round all answers to 3 decimal places.
The distance from point A to point C is about
The distance across the river is about
feet.
Q
feet.
Transcribed Image Text:To find the distance across a river, a surveyor chose points A and B, which are 249 feet apart on one side of the river. She then chooses a reference point C on the opposite side of the river and finds that <BAC is about 83° and ZABC is about 54º. A 249 feet B 54° 83° NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Round all answers to 3 decimal places. The distance from point A to point C is about The distance across the river is about feet. Q feet.
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