Boris wants to measure the width of a river. He marks off two right triangles, as shown in the figure. The base of the larger triangle has a length of 59 m , and the base of the smaller triangle has a length of 28 m . The height of the smaller triangle is 21.9 m . How wide is the river? Round your answer to the nearest meter. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)

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Boris wants to measure the width of a river. He marks off two right triangles, as shown in the figure. The base of the larger triangle has a length of 59 m  , and the base of the smaller triangle has a length of 28 m  . The height of the smaller triangle is 21.9 m  . How wide is the river? Round your answer to the nearest meter. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)

anonymous · Answer

there is a picture that goes with tis but i dont know how to put it on here

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i drew the picture thats attached with it

sirm3d · Answer

|dw:1354721933176:dw| the two triangles are similar.
in a pair of similar triangles, the ratio of corresponding angles are the same.