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Coast Guard Station Able is located Upper L equals $150$ miles due south of Station Baker. A ship at sea sends an SOS call that is received by each station. The call to Station Able indicates that the ship is located Upper N $55$ degrees E; the call to Station Baker indicates that the ship is located Upper S $60$ degrees E$.$

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$($a$)$ How far is each station from the$$ ship?

The distance from Station Able to the ship is

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enter your response here miles.

$($Do not round until the final answer. Then round to two decimal places as$$ needed.$)$

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The distance from Station Baker to the ship is

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enter your response here miles.

$($Do not round until the final answer. Then round to two decimal places as$$ needed.$)$

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$($b$)$ If a helicopter capable of flying $200$ miles per hour is dispatched from the nearest station to the$$ ship, how long will it take to reach the$$ ship?

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enter your response here minutes $($Round to two decimal places as$$ needed.$)$b