Solve the Problem. -Abigail Needs to Determine the Distance at Certain Points Across

question 183

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Abigail needs to determine the distance at certain points across a lake. Her crew and she are able to measure the distances shown on the diagram below. Find how wide the lake is to the nearest tenth of a meter.

• A) 50 m
• B) 86.6 m
• C) 7.1 m
• D) 111.8 m

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