Determine how many seconds will it take

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The captain of an infamous ship spots an iceberg ahead. Currently the ship is travelling east at a speed of 37.0 knots. The iceberg is 3 km away at an angle of 15° south of east and appears to be travelling north at a speed of 9.5 knots. 1 knot = 1.852 km/h

A) How many seconds will it take before the iceberg is directly ahead of the ship?

B) How many seconds will it take before the ship is directly in the iceberg's path?

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