At noon, ship A was 14 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 14 knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all day. Ship B was sailing east at 7 knots and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5 nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?
At noon, ship A was 14 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 14 knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all day. Ship B was sailing east at 7 knots and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5 nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?
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21) At noon, ship A was 14 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 14
knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all
day. Ship B was sailing east at 7 knots and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5
nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2b632062-7ccc-4dd3-a093-b9e3993697da%2F8002b9e3-ed11-4957-9af2-d7ee5aa7b896%2Fbkwojb4_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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21) At noon, ship A was 14 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 14
knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all
day. Ship B was sailing east at 7 knots and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5
nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?
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