6. Two support wires are fastened to the top of a flagpole. One wire attached to the groundedPoint 'A' makes an angle of elevation of 46% to the top of the pole. The other wire attachedto the ground at point "B" on the other side of the flagpole is 18m long. The two wires makean angle of 880 degrees where they meet at the top of the flagpole. How far apart are thepoints 'A' and 'B' on the ground?

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