Eric and Kira are standing on a riverbank, 230 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Eric to a house located across the river at point C. Eric measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 54°, and Kira measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 70°. What is the distance from Eric to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. A 230 m B 54° 70° meters
Eric and Kira are standing on a riverbank, 230 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Eric to a house located across the river at point C. Eric measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 54°, and Kira measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 70°. What is the distance from Eric to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. A 230 m B 54° 70° meters
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Chapter3: Triangles
Section3.3: Isosceles Triangles
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![Eric and Kira are standing on a riverbank, 230 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Eric to
a house located across the river at point C. Eric measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 54°, and Kira measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 70°. What is the
distance from Eric to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.
A
230 m
B
54°
70°
meters](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F94f8a26f-fadb-4c4a-875a-ee5a075b30f4%2F0d354201-3c5d-42e3-922b-6acffa2e5f52%2Fj5lytaq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Eric and Kira are standing on a riverbank, 230 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Eric to
a house located across the river at point C. Eric measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 54°, and Kira measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 70°. What is the
distance from Eric to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.
A
230 m
B
54°
70°
meters
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