SOLUTION: At sunset, the lines of sight to the sun and the planet Venus from an observation point on Earth form an angle of measure 39°. If the sun is 1.5 x 10^8km from Earth and Venus is 5.
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Question 1117411: At sunset, the lines of sight to the sun and the planet Venus from an observation point on Earth form an angle of measure 39°. If the sun is 1.5 x 10^8km from Earth and Venus is 5.4 x 10^7 km from Earth at this moment, how far is Venus from the sun?
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