Solve the Problem. -A Surveyor Is Measuring the Distance Across a Small Lake

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 90 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 55°. What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the nearest foot?

A) 74 ft
B) 63 ft
C) 129 ft
D) 52 ft