Consider the two platforms are and
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The base is .
Redraw the diagram :
\Observe the figure :
\Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then consecutive angles are supplementary.
\Therefore,
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From the figure .
The sum of the angles in any triangle is .
The two angles are and
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The remaining angle .
Therefore , and
and
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Law of sines : .
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And ,
and
Law of sines : .
Therefore, the distance from the base to platform 2 is
The distance from platform 1 to platform 2 is .
The distance from the base to platform 2 is .
The distance from platform 1 to platform 2 is .