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Solve the Problem. -A Rocket Tracking Station Has Two Telescopes a and B

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Solve the problem.
-A rocket tracking station has two telescopes A and B placed 2.1 miles apart. The telescopes lock onto a rocket and transmit their angles of elevation to a computer after a rocket launch. What is the
Distance to the rocket from telescope B at the moment when both tracking stations are directly east
Of the rocket telescope A reports an angle of elevation of 20° and telescope B reports an angle of
Elevation of 52°? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.


A) 0.91 mi
B) 1.36 mi
C) 4.84 mi
D) 3.12 mi

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