A boat is travelling 72 miles on a course of bearing N 27° E, it then changes its course to travel 37 miles at N 55° E. How far north and how far east has the boat traveled on this 109-mile trip?

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A boat is travelling 72 miles on a course of bearing N 27° E, it then changes its course to travel 37 miles at N 55° E. How far north and how far east has the boat traveled on this 109-mile trip? 

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