Tessa wants to install a zipline between two trees. The zipline will be strung between the trees at points 42 feet and 3 feet high. Suppose the trees are 60 feet apart. Which describes how to sketch this situation to find the length of the zipline if the zipline is x feet?

Andy wants to find the distance d across a river. he located points as shown in the figure, then use similar triangles to find that d = 223.5 feet. how can you tell without calculating that he must be wrong? tell what you think he did wrong and correct his error. round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary. andy must have used the wrong . the distance d is actually feet.