Approximating the Area of a Lake To approximate the area of a lake, a surveyor walks around the perimeter of the lake, taking the measurements shown in the illustration. Using this technique, what is the approximate area of the lake?
[Hint: Use the Law of Cosines on the three triangles shown, and then find the sum of their areas.]
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