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Ships A and B leave port together. For the next two hours, ship A travels at...

Ships A and B leave port together. For the next two hours, ship A travels at 24 mph in a direction 30 degrees west of north while ship B travels 28 degrees east of north at 29 mph .

a)What is the distance between the two ships two hours after they depart?

b) What is the speed of ship A as seen by ship B?

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