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Fire towers A and B are located 10 km apart, with B due East of A. Rangers at fire tower A spot a fire on a bearing of 048°, and rangers at fire tower B spot the same fire at 334°. How far from tower A is the fire?

Important Questions on Relationships in Space: Geometry and Trigonometry in 2D and 3D

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Triangulation can be used to find the location of an object by measuring the angles to the object from two points. Two lighthouses, 20 km apart on the shore spot a ship at sea. Using this figure, find the distance,d , the ship is from shore to the nearest tenth of a km.

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A pole, BD, is attached to point C by two wires as shown. How far is point C from the base of the pole?

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While exploring the Hawa Mahal, "The Palace of Winds", in Jaipur, Taylor estimated an angle of elevation of 15° from his position on the ground to the top of the tower. Moving 10 m closer, Taylor now estimates the angle of elevation to be 18°. How high does Taylor estimate the tower of the Hawa Mahal to be?

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Find two possible values for A^ in triangle ABC when C^=44°, a=10 and c=8

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Find two possible values for angle A in triangle ABC when B=20°, b=3 and a=5

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Find two possible values for B^ in triangle ABC when A^=45°, a=8 and b=10

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Find two possible values for C^ in triangle ABC when B^=40°, b=24 and c=30

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When the area of this triangle is 20 cm2, find the size of obtuse angle ABC.

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