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Jina wants to measure the width of a river. She marks off two right triangles, as shown in the figure. The base of the larger tr

iangle has a length of 56m, and the base of the smaller triangle has a length of 26m. The height of the smaller triangle is 20.9m. How wide is the river? Round your answer to the nearest meter.

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Brilliant_brown [7]4 years ago

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Answer:

width of a river = 45m

Step-by-step explanation:

ration and proportion

let x = width of a river

x 20.9 m

------ = --------

56 m 26 m

x = (20.9 * 56) / 26

x = 45 m

therefore the width of a river is 45 m

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