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You want to paddle your kayak across a lake. To determine how far you must paddle, you pace out a triangle counting the number of strides, as shown. 130 80 a. If your strides average 3.5 ft, what is the length of the longest side of the triangle in feet? 80 b. What distance in feet must you paddle across the lake? a. The length of the longest side is ft. b. You must paddle ft across the lake. 230 These units are in strides. 1 stride = 3.5 ft 130

You want to paddle your kayak across a lake. To determine how far you must paddle, you pace out a triangle counting the number of strides, as shown. 130 80 a. If your strides average 3.5 ft, what is the length of the longest side of the triangle in feet? 80 b. What distance in feet must you paddle across the lake? a. The length of the longest side is ft. b. You must paddle ft across the lake. 230 These units are in strides. 1 stride = 3.5 ft 130

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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You want to paddle your kayak across a lake. To determine how far you must paddle, you pace out a triangle counting the number of strides, as shown. 130 80 a. If your strides average 3.5 ft, what is the length of the longest side of the triangle in feet? 80 b. What distance in feet must you paddle across the lake? a. The length of the longest side is ft. b. You must paddle ft across the lake. 230 These units are in strides. 1 stride = 3.5 ft 130
Transcribed Image Text:You want to paddle your kayak across a lake. To determine how far you must paddle, you pace out a triangle counting the number of strides, as shown. 130 80 a. If your strides average 3.5 ft, what is the length of the longest side of the triangle in feet? 80 b. What distance in feet must you paddle across the lake? a. The length of the longest side is ft. b. You must paddle ft across the lake. 230 These units are in strides. 1 stride = 3.5 ft 130
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