The bearing from the Pine Knob fire tower to the Colt Station fire tower is N 65 E and the two towers are 30km apart. A fire spotted by rangers in each tower has a bearing of N 80 E from Pine Knob and S 70 E from Colt Station. Find the distance of the fire from each tower. please show work

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The bearing from the Pine Knob fire tower to the Colt Station fire tower is N 65 E and the two towers are 30km apart. A fire spotted by rangers in each tower has a bearing of N 80 E from Pine Knob and S 70 E from Colt Station. Find the distance of the fire from each tower.

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