Rosalinda, a land surveyor, is mapping a wooded area including a lake. She needs to measure the distance across the lake accurately for her mapping. She chooses the tallest tree in the area as her lower landmark, and makes the following measurements between several trees in the area. How far is it across the lake?

Rosalinda, a land surveyor, is mapping a wooded area including a lake. She needs to measure the distance across the lake accurately for her mapping. She chooses the tallest tree in the area as her lower landmark, and makes the following measurements between several trees in the area. How far is it across the lake?

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Rosalinda, a land surveyor, is mapping a wooded area including a lake. She needs to measure the distance across the lake accurately for her mapping.

She chooses the tallest tree in the area as her lower landmark, and makes the following measurements between several trees in the area.

How far is it across the lake?

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