N 18 mi 48° 25 mi 42° Har bor en trance is

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A boat leaves the entrance to a harbor and travels 25 miles on a bearing of N 42° E.Figure shows that the captain then turns the boat 90° clockwise and travels 18 miles on a bearing of S 48° E. At that time:
a. How far is the boat, to the nearest tenth of a mile, from the harbor entrance?
b. What is the bearing, to the nearest tenth of a degree, of the boat from the
harbor entrance?

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