Problem 2: Three surveyors have placed themselves at three locations around the edge of a canyon and measure the angles between them. Surveyor A and Surveyor C are 1,359.2 feet apart. surveyor B. 68° canyon 550 surveyor A 57° 1359.2 feet surveyor a) What is the distance between Surveyor A and Surveyor B? b) Surveyor B and Surveyor C?
Problem 2: Three surveyors have placed themselves at three locations around the edge of a canyon and measure the angles between them. Surveyor A and Surveyor C are 1,359.2 feet apart. surveyor B. 68° canyon 550 surveyor A 57° 1359.2 feet surveyor a) What is the distance between Surveyor A and Surveyor B? b) Surveyor B and Surveyor C?
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![Problem 2: Three surveyors have placed themselves at three locations around the edge of a canyon and
measure the angles between them. Surveyor A and Surveyor C are 1,359.2 feet apart.
surveyor
68°
canyon
550
surveyor
A
57°
1359.2 feet
surveyor
C
a) What is the distance between Surveyor A and Surveyor B?
b) Surveyor B and Surveyor C?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc88caf8b-ff4e-49e1-bca9-5c6e984c7a22%2Fa59abe70-0c3e-4f9b-a360-bf36d2c99bfc%2Fqc2xvy_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 2: Three surveyors have placed themselves at three locations around the edge of a canyon and
measure the angles between them. Surveyor A and Surveyor C are 1,359.2 feet apart.
surveyor
68°
canyon
550
surveyor
A
57°
1359.2 feet
surveyor
C
a) What is the distance between Surveyor A and Surveyor B?
b) Surveyor B and Surveyor C?
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