Solve the Problem $50 ^ { \circ }$ What Is the Distance Between the Piling and the a Small

question 347

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A surveyor is measuring the distance across a small lake. He has set up his transit on one side of the lake 130 feet from a piling that is directly across from a pier on the other side of the lake. From his transit, the angle between the piling and the pier is $50 ^ { \circ }$ . What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the nearest foot?

• A) 155 feet
• B) 100 feet
• C) 84 feet
• D) 109 feet

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