The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations A and B,which are 64 mi apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of elevation at Aand B are measured to be 87.1 and 84.6", respectively.84.6°87.1°NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.How far is the satellite from station A?distance from A =miHow high is the satellite above the ground?miheight =Enter your answer as a number; your answer should be accurate to 2 decimal places.

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The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations A and B, which are 64 mi apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of elevation at A and B are measured to be 87.1 and 84.6", respectively. 84.6° 87.1° A NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. How far is the satellite from station A? distance from A- mi How high is the satellite above the ground? height mi

The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations A and B, which are 64 mi apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of elevation at A and B are measured to be 87.1 and 84.6", respectively. 84.6° 87.1° A NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. How far is the satellite from station A? distance from A- mi How high is the satellite above the ground? height mi

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The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations A and B,
which are 64 mi apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of elevation at A
and B are measured to be 87.1 and 84.6", respectively.
84.6°
87.1°
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
How far is the satellite from station A?
distance from A =
mi
How high is the satellite above the ground?
mi
height =
Enter your answer as a number; your answer should be accurate to 2 decimal places.

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