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Grade 11 Trigonometry CCSS: HSG-SRT.D.11
Simon wants to estimate the width of a pond. The widest part of the pond runs directly north-south. Simon, standing at the northernmost part of the pond, begins walking in a direction of S43°E. After he has walked about 21 m, he stops. Looking towards the southernmost end of the pond, he starts walking. He walks 25 m, and then reaches the southernmost end of the pond. How wide is the pond, to the nearest tenth of a meter? There may be more than one correct answer.
- 21.0 m
- 25.0 m
- 30.1 m
- 35.8 m