Lighthouse: A boat sailing due north at the rate of 14 miles per hour records the bearing
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Lighthouse: A boat sailing due north at the rate of 14 miles per hour records the bearing of a lighthouse as N 8.4 E. Two hours later, the bearing of the same lighthouse is N 30.9 E. How far is the ship from the lighthouse the second time?
a. Draw a picture of the situation.
b. Calculate the requested distance (rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile).
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