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A line between the Death Star and the rebel base on the moon Yavin IV would not only run through the exact center of Yavin, but is 783 thousand kilometers long. If the Death Star could travel in a straight line to the “Bad Place” (the spot where it can blow up the rebels) it would travel 696 thousand kilometers. It is very convenient to this problem and to the plot of the movie that the angle between these two paths is 70 degrees.
a. What is the angle that the Death Star must turn at the “Bad Place” so that the laser points at Yavin IV?
b. What is the distance from the “Bad Place” to the moon Yavin IV?