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Title: At noon, ship A was 15 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 15 knots ...
Post by: sheilaspns on Dec 18, 2021

At noon, ship A was 15 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 15 knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all day. Ship B was sailing east at and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5 nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?
◦ No. The closest they ever got to each other was 8.7 nautical miles.
◦ Yes. They were within 3 nautical miles of each other.
◦ Yes. They were within 4 nautical miles of each other.
◦ No. The closest they ever got to each other was 7.7 nautical miles.

Title: At noon, ship A was 15 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 15 knots ...
Post by: poopface on Dec 18, 2021

No. The closest they ever got to each other was 7.7 nautical miles.