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3. Use a proportion to find the distance across the water from C to D.

3. Use a proportion to find the distance across the water from C to D.-example-1
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Answer:

35m

Explanation:

Triangle 1 has an 8:20 ratio which can be simplified to 2:5 ratio

so We can apply this to 14

(14/2) * 5

7 * 5

35 meters

-- Gage Millar Algebra 1/2 tutor

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