You are hiking along the edge of the Green River (which is running straight in...

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You are hiking along the edge of the Green River (which is running straight in the area of interest).Straight across from you on the opposite shore there is a particularly noticeable boulder at the edge of theriver. You walk 120 feet along the shore of the river, and now the line from you to the boulder makes anangle of 35 with the edge of the river. You whip out your trusty scientific calculator and deduce thatthe width of the river at this point isfeet.Hint: Draw a picture. "Straight across" means that the line from you to the boulder forms a right anglewith the shore of the river.

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