A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 18 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N 32° E and S 55° E. What is the distance from the ship to each of the observation points? (Round your answers to one decimal place.) distance from northern point      mi distance from southern point      mi

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A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 18 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N 32° E and S 55° E. What is the distance from the ship to each of the observation points? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

distance from northern point      mi
distance from southern point      mi
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