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A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by the following method: Starting directly across from a tree on the opposite bank, he walks x = 106 m along the riverbank to establish a baseline. Then he sights across to the tree. The angle from his baseline to the tree is = 32.8°. How wide is the river?

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Answer:

x = 68.3 m

Step-by-step explanation:

tan 32.8 = x / 106

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