To indirectly measure the distance across a river, Audrey stands on one side of the river and uses sight-lines to a landmark on the opposite bank. Audrey draws the diagram below to show the lengths and angles that she measured. Find PR, the distance across the river. Round your answer to the nearest foot. R 180 ft 130 ft 250 ft (Diagram is not to scale.) Answer: ft Submit Answer

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To indirectly measure the distance across a river, Audrey stands on one side of the
river and uses sight-lines to a landmark on the opposite bank. Audrey draws the
diagram below to show the lengths and angles that she measured. Find PR, the
distance across the river. Round your answer to the nearest foot.
AE
180 ft
130 ft
250 ft
(Diagram is not to scale.)
Answer:
ft
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Transcribed Image Text:To indirectly measure the distance across a river, Audrey stands on one side of the river and uses sight-lines to a landmark on the opposite bank. Audrey draws the diagram below to show the lengths and angles that she measured. Find PR, the distance across the river. Round your answer to the nearest foot. AE 180 ft 130 ft 250 ft (Diagram is not to scale.) Answer: ft Submit Answer attempt 2 out of 3 Privacy Policy Terms of Service stv MacBook Air 80 DII F1 F2 F3 F6 F9 @ # 2$ & 1 2 3 4 7 8. Q W R Y А F G K C V B V
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