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NEED ASAP! (picture included) A surveyor wants to find the width of the pond. She placed stakes at points A, B, and C. She knows that ΔABC is a right triangle. If the distance between A and C is 75 feet and the distance between B and C is 63 feet, what is the width of the pond between points A and B? A. 12.2 feet B. 40.7 feet C. 54.5 feet D. 97.9 feet

NEED ASAP! (picture included) A surveyor wants to find the width of the pond. She-example-1
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User Floriank
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Answer:

97.9

Explanation:

Pythagorean Theorem: 75^2+63^2=AB^2

5625+3969=AB^2

9594=AB^2

AB=97.9

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