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Two weather tracking stations are on the equator 165 miles apart. A weather balloon is located on a bearing of N 40°E from the western station and on a bearing of N 22°E from the eastern station. How far is the balloon from the western station?

PLEASE HELP Two weather tracking stations are on the equator 165 miles apart A weather balloon is located on a bearing of N 40E from the western station and on class=

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HeLo789

The correct answer to this question is this one:

Regular triangle with :

bearing from the western station = 90° - 40° = 50°

bearing from the eastern station.= 90° + 22° = 112°

-> the third angle : 18°

Thus the distance from balloon to the western station:

x/ sin112 = 165 / sin 18

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Answer:

the third are 18

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