16) A high school wants to hold a 1500-meter regatta on Lake Powell but is unsure if the lake is long enough. To measure the distance across the lake, the crew members locate the vertices of the triangles below and find the measures of the lengths of AHJK as shown below. 2093.4 m Lake Powell 1350 m 1600 m

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16) A high school wants to hold a 1500-meter regatta on Lake Powell but is unsure if the lake is long enough. To
measure the distance across the lake, the crew members locate the vertices of the triangles below and find the
measures of the lengths of AHJK as shown below.
2093.4 m
Lake
Powell
1350 m
1600m
US
Transcribed Image Text:16) A high school wants to hold a 1500-meter regatta on Lake Powell but is unsure if the lake is long enough. To measure the distance across the lake, the crew members locate the vertices of the triangles below and find the measures of the lengths of AHJK as shown below. 2093.4 m Lake Powell 1350 m 1600m US
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