(1 point) The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations A and B, which are 54 miles apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of elevation at A and B are measured to be 87 degrees and 84 degrees, respectively, see the graph Click on the graph to view a larger graph (a) How far is the satellite from station A? Your answer is miles; (b) How high is the satellite above the ground? Your answer is miles,
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