Question: 1. An overhead crane is suspended from a ceiling by two chains. One chain is 4.6 m long and forms an angle of 60 degrees

1. An overhead crane is suspended from a ceiling by two chains. One chain is 4.6 m long and forms an angle of 60 degrees with the ceiling. The other chain is 6.4 m long. What angle does the larger chain make with the ceiling?

2. 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 degrees and from Station B it is 75 degrees. Find the altitude of the rocket to the nearest tenth. Note: Both tracking stations are on the same side of the rocket.

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