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Transcribed Image Text:A police department has set up a speed enforcement zone on a straight length of highway. A patrol car is parked parallel to the zone, 200 feet from one end and 150 feet from the other end (see figure).
Enforcement zone
200 ft
150 ft
A
Not drawn to scale
(a) Find the length / of the zone and the measures of the angles A and B (in degrees). (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
1 = 250
ft
A = 36.87
%3D
B = 53.13
(b) Find the minimum amount of time (in seconds) it takes for a vehicle to pass through the zone without exceeding the posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
6.81
X sec
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