Josh wants to find the total distance of the Triangle Triathlon race course. Question a: Write a proportion comparing the corresponding parts of similar right triangles to find the distance from checkpoint A to checkpoint B.

Question b: Using the information from part A write one equation to find the total distance of the Triangle Triathlon race course.

Question c: Josh's little brother is waiting for him at the lake for the swim portion of the Triathlon. He is sailing a toy sailboat on the lake. A diagram of the sailboat is shown. How tall is the mast (pole of the boat) on the sail boat?