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To find the distance across a small lake, a surveyor has taken the measurements shown. Find the distance across the lake using this information. В 1.14 km 37.9° 2.24 km

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To find the distance across a small lake, a surveyor has taken the measurements shown. Find the
distance across the lake using this information.
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1.14 km
37.9°
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2.24 km
NOTE: The triangle is NOT drawn to scale.
distance =

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