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Determine the length across the river, x to the nearest hundred ​

Determine the length across the river, x to the nearest hundred ​-example-1
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Answer:


x=20.67\ ft

Explanation:

we know that

The Midpoint Theorem says that the line segment joining the midpoints of any two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and equal to half of the third side

so

in this problem

Applying the midpoint theorem


x=(124)/(3):2=(124)/(6)=(62)/(3)=20.67\ ft

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