SOLUTION: Jim wants to measure the width of a river. He marks off two right triangles, as shown in the figure. The base of the larger triangle has a length of 56m, and the base of the smalle
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Question 1141259: Jim wants to measure the width of a river. He marks off two right triangles, as shown in the figure. The base of the larger triangle has a length of 56m, and the base of the smaller triangle has a length of 31m. The height of the smaller triangle is 17.8m . How wide is the river? Round your answer to the nearest meter. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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