Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Two LORAN navigation stations, AA and BB, are located 200 km200\,\text{km} apart along a straight coastline. A ship at sea receives signals from both stations and determines that the difference in its distance from the two stations is constant at 120 km120\,\text{km}. The ship's location traces a hyperbola. Calculate the distance between the directrices of this hyperbola.

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