Brianna R.

asked • 05/10/19

Geometry Help!!

Let x= the depth of the water 62 meters away from the shore where Betty is in a lake (BC=x). 

Darion, located at point D , is 3 meters from the shore and measures the depth of the water to be 5 meters deep (DE=5m). 

How deep is the lake where Betty is located? (Find the value of x.)

Right triangle ABC and right triangle ADE representing the situation.© 2016 FlipSwitch. Created using GeoGebra.

The water depth  meters away from the shore is __________ meters.

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