SOLUTION: At noon, two tracking stations on Earth, 20 km apart, measure the angles of elevation of a rocket that was launched with a weather satellite. From Station A, the angle of elevation

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Question 1168195: At noon, two tracking stations on Earth, 20 km apart, measure the angles of elevation of a rocket that was launched with a weather satellite. From Station A, the angle of elevation is 41^\circ and from Station B it is 75^\circ. Find the altitude of the rocket to the nearest tenth. Note: Both tracking stations are on the same side of the rocket.
Answer by ikleyn(52852) About Me  (Show Source):
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Had we lived in 2D world, the info in the post would be enough to solve the problem and to answer the question.


However, we actually live in 3D space, and THEREFORE, the given input data is not enough to get a correct unique answer.