A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by thefollowing method: starting directly across from a tree on theopposite bank, he walks x = 1.00 x 102 m along the riverbankto establish a baseline. Then he sights across to the tree. Theangle from his baseline to the tree is θ = 35.0° (Fig. P1.53).How wide is the river? Figure P1.53

Given:θ = 35.0° x = 1.00 x 102 m

Answered: Figure P1.53

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A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by the
following method: starting directly across from a tree on the
opposite bank, he walks x = 1.00 x 10² m along the riverbank
to establish a baseline. Then he sights across to the tree. The
angle from his baseline to the tree is θ = 35.0° (Fig. P1.53).
How wide is the river?

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