A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 18 miles apart shore, the bearings of the ship are N 32 E and S 57 E. what is the shorest distance from the ship to the shore?(round your anwser to the nearest tenth)
A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 18 miles apart shore, the bearings of the ship are N 32 E and S 57 E. what is the shorest distance from the ship to the shore?(round your anwser to the nearest tenth)
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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 shore, the bearings of the ship are N 32 E and S 57 E. what is the shorest distance from the ship to the shore?(round your anwser to the nearest tenth)
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