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Send help pls, idk how to answer this

Send help pls, idk how to answer this-example-1

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Use the law of cosines. Let
x be the distance you want to find (between Alnitak and Mintaka). Then


x^2=736^2+915^2-2(736)(915)\cos3^\circ


\implies x\approx184\,\mathrm{ly}

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