7. Two forest fire stations, P and Q are 20 km apart. A ranger at station Q sees a fire 15 km away. If the angle between the line PQ and the line from P to the fire is 25° how far, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer, is station P from the fire?

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7. Two forest fire stations, P and Q are 20 km apart. A ranger at station Q sees a fire 15
km away. If the angle between the line PQ and the line from P to the fire is 25°
how far, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer, is station P from the fire?
Transcribed Image Text:7. Two forest fire stations, P and Q are 20 km apart. A ranger at station Q sees a fire 15 km away. If the angle between the line PQ and the line from P to the fire is 25° how far, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer, is station P from the fire?
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