Along one bank of a river with parallel banks, a surveyor lays off a base line AB 600.00 m long. From each end of the line an object C on the opposite bank is sighted. The angles which the line of sight makes with the base line are 62°5'18" and 81°34'42" respectively. Find the width of the river. a. 468.94 m b. 885.23 m c. 894.88 m d. not included on the list e. 1001.77 m
Along one bank of a river with parallel banks, a surveyor lays off a base line AB 600.00 m long. From each end of the line an object C on the opposite bank is sighted. The angles which the line of sight makes with the base line are 62°5'18" and 81°34'42" respectively. Find the width of the river. a. 468.94 m b. 885.23 m c. 894.88 m d. not included on the list e. 1001.77 m
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Along one bank of a river with parallel banks, a surveyor lays off a base line AB 600.00 m long. From each end of the line an object C on the opposite bank is sighted. The angles which the line of sight makes with the base line are 62°5'18" and 81°34'42" respectively. Find the width of the river.
a. 468.94 m
b. 885.23 m
c. 894.88 m
d. not included on the list
e. 1001.77 m
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