Solve the Problem. -At Noon, Ship a Was 15 Nautical Miles Due North

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-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 6 knots and
Continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5 nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?

A) No. The closest they ever got to each other was 6.6 nautical miles.
B) Yes. They were within 3 nautical miles of each other.
C) No. The closest they ever got to each other was 5.6 nautical miles.
D) Yes. They were within 4 nautical miles of each other.