There are two police stations that are 18 kilometers apart and Police Station B is directly west of Police Station A. The two stations both received a burglary report happening on one of the malls. The angular direction of the mall from Police station B is N 46° E and the angular direction of the mall from Police Station A is N 42° W. How far is the mall from Police Station A?

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Law of Sine There are two police stations that are 18 kilometers apart and Police Station B is directly west of Police Station A. The two stations both received a burglary report happening on one of the malls. The angular direction of the mall from Police station B is N 46° E and the angular direction of the mall from Police Station A is N 42° W. How far is the mall from Police Station A?
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