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3 years ago
The Global Positioning System determines the location of an object from its distances to satellites in orbit around the earth. Determine the coordinates of P(x, y) from the fact that it is 26 units from satellite and 20 units from satellite
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3 years ago
Solution:



Solve the two equations simultaneously to get 2 points of intersection:



If you don't know how to solve the point of intersection for two circles, watch this:



Let me know if you have any other questions.
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