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A beach has two floating docks. One is 650 meters east of the lifeguard stand. The other is 60° southeast and 750 meters from the lifeguard stand.

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A triangle is created between a lifeguard stand and 2 floating docks. The distance from the lifeguard stand to one dock is 750 meters, and the distance to the second dock is 650 meters. The angle between the 2 sides is 60 degrees.

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Hewo

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Answer:

705 meters

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