SOLUTION: The Global Positioning System determines the location of an object from its distances to satellites in orbit around the earth. In the simplified, two-dimensional situation shown in

Question 1201848: The Global Positioning System determines the location of an object from its distances to satellites in orbit around the earth. In the simplified, two-dimensional situation shown in the figure, determine the coordinates of P from the fact that P is 26 units from satellite A and 20 units from satellite B.
Answer by ikleyn(52805) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is no figure, to which you refer, so we even can not imagine what is pictured there.

Without having a precise information/description, we can not solve this problem
(same as any other problem).

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