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The definition of the tangent function tells you
tan(angle) = (300 ft) / (distance to mountain)
This equation can be rearranged to
(distance to mountain) = (300 ft) / tan(angle)

For the far end of the river,
distance to far end = (300 ft) / tan(24°) ≈ 673.8 ft

For the near end of the river
distance to near end = (300 ft) / tan(40°) ≈ 357.5 ft

Then the width of the river can be calculated by finding the difference of these distances:
width of river = distance to far end - distance to near end
width of river = 673.8 ft - 357.5 ft
width of river = 316.3 ft

The appropriate answer choice is
316 ft.
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