A Helicopter Is Dropping Water on a Forest Fire from a Height

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Essay

A helicopter is dropping water on a forest fire from a height of $300$ ft. If one side of the fire makes an angle of depression of $40 ^ { \circ }$ , and the other side makes an angle of depression of $85 ^ { \circ }$ on the other side of the helicopter, how wide is the fire.

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