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As you know the answer already I don't think you need any further explanation :)
Answer: draw a straight line trough point B, same thing with the second one,for the third you must draw a straight line from the angle across to the segment. (make sure all of the intersections are 90 degrees
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multiply the side length by the number of sides
<span>The two fires are about 70 feet from each other.
The assumption is that the ground is relatively level and that a right triangle will be made with the three points of the triangle being the ranger, the spot on the ground directly beneath the ranger, and the fire itself. So the distance to the first fire will be:
Calculate the angle. That will be 90° - 11.6° = 78.4°
The distance will be
tan(78.4) = X/60
60 tan(78.4) = X
60 * 4.871620136 = X
292.2972082 = X
And that's how far the 1st fire is from the ranger's station. Now for the 2nd
angle = 90° - 9.4° = 80.6°
60 tan(80.6) = X
60 * 6.040510327 = X
362.4306196 = X
And the distance between the two fires will be the difference in distance from the tower, so
362.4306196 - 292.2972082 = 70.13341146
Rounding to 2 significant figures gives 70 feet.</span>
