Construction is under way at an airport. This map shows where the construction is taking place. If Road A and Road B are parallel, what is the distance from P to Q on Road C?433 feet975 feet1,050 feet1,477 feet
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For this case we observe that we have a problem of similarity of triangles. We can then use the following relationship to solve the problem: [tex] \frac{650+x}{800+1200} = \frac{650}{800} [/tex] From here, we clear the value of x. We have then: [tex] 650+x = \frac{650}{800}(800+1200) [/tex] Rewriting we have: [tex] 650+x = \frac{650}{800}(2000) [/tex] [tex] 650+x = 1625 [/tex] [tex] x = 1625 - 650 [/tex] [tex] x = 975 feet [/tex] Answer: the distance from P to Q on Road C is: [tex] x = 975 feet [/tex]