At noon, ship A is 20 kilometers north of Ship B. Ship A is traveling south at 50 kilometers per hour, and ship B is traveling east at 40 kilometers per hour. If visibility is 10 kilometers, could the people on the two ships ever see each other?

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At noon, ship A is 20 kilometers north of Ship B. Ship A is traveling south at 50 kilometers per hour, and ship B is traveling east at 40 kilometers per hour. If visibility is 10 kilometers, could the people on the two ships ever see each other?

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