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Solve the Right Triangle A\mathrm { A } On One Bank and Walks 72 Feet Down the River

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Solve the right triangle. If two sides are given, give angles in degrees and minutes.
-To measure the width of a river, a surveyor starts at point A\mathrm { A } on one bank and walks 72 feet down the river to point B\mathrm { B } . He then measures the angle ABC\mathrm { ABC } to be 22361022 ^ { \circ } 36 ^ { \prime } 10 ^ { \prime \prime } . Estimate the width of the rive to the nearest foot. See the figure below.
 Solve the right triangle. If two sides are given, give angles in degrees and minutes. -To measure the width of a river, a surveyor starts at point  \mathrm { A }  on one bank and walks 72 feet down the river to point  \mathrm { B } . He then measures the angle  \mathrm { ABC }  to be  22 ^ { \circ } 36 ^ { \prime } 10 ^ { \prime \prime } . Estimate the width of the rive to the nearest foot. See the figure below.    A)   173 \mathrm { ft }  B)   66 \mathrm { ft }  C)   30 \mathrm { ft }  D)   28 \mathrm { ft }


A) 173ft173 \mathrm { ft }
B) 66ft66 \mathrm { ft }
C) 30ft30 \mathrm { ft }
D) 28ft28 \mathrm { ft }

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