60 yd Pond 25 yd Figure 24

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Surveying A surveyor is attempting to find the distance across a pond.
From a point on one side of the pond he walks 25 yards to the end of the
pond and then makes a 90° turn and walks another 60 yards before
coming to a point directly across the pond from the point at which he
started. What is the distance across the pond? (See Figure 24.)

60 yd
Pond
25 yd
Figure 24
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