.Find the distance of the lighthouse from A and find the height of the lighthouse

points A and B are 200m apart on. a coastline.point b is directly east of A while the lighthouse is out at sea.The bearing of the light house is 152ºfrom A and 219º from B. The angle of elevation of the top of the light house from A is 28º .Find the distance of the lighthouse from A and find the height of the lighthouse
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200/sin(67)=x/sin(51), where x is the distance from A to the lighthouse.

solve for x

tan(28)=y/x, where y is the hight of the lighthouse.

solve for y
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