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Solve the Right Triangle Shown in the Figure

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Solve the right triangle shown in the figure. Round lengths to one decimal place and express angles to the nearest
tenth of a degree. Solve the right triangle shown in the figure. Round lengths to one decimal place and express angles to the nearest tenth of a degree.   -A surveyor is measuring the distance across a small lake. He has set up his transit on one side of the lake 140 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 40°. What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the nearest foot? A)  117 feet B)  90 feet C)  107 feet D)  167 feet
-A surveyor is measuring the distance across a small lake. He has set up his transit on one side of the lake 140 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 40°. What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the nearest foot?


A) 117 feet
B) 90 feet
C) 107 feet
D) 167 feet

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