38 As shown in the diagram below, fire-tracking station A is 100 miles due west of fire-tracking
station B. A forest fire is spotted at F, on a bearing 47° northeast of station A and 15° northeast
of station B. Determine, to the nearest tenth of a mile, the distance the fire is from both
station A and station B. [N represents due north.]
F
N
N
15°
47°
A
100 miles
B
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Algebra 2/Trigonometry – January ’13