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A ranger in fire tower A spots a fire at a direction of 295 degrees. A ranger in fire tower B, located 45 miles at a direction of 45 degrees from A, spots the same fire at direction of 255 degrees. How far from tower Ais the fire? From tower B?

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A sine problem is solved.

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Let C be the location where the fire is then, in triangle ABC,

angle BAC = 45 + (360-295) = ...

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