Question

For which of the following would similar triangles and trigonometry be useful for measuring?

Answer 1

The width of a wide river.

Explanation:

Checked the answer key, got it right on my lesson.

Answer 2

the length of a table, the width of a classroom, and the length of a car can be easily measured without using trigonometry (could probably use a meter stick or measuring tape) because we can easily reach both ends the width of a wide river is a little different, it may not be practical to measure the distance across directly.