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A ship sailing due east in the North Atlantic has been warned to change course to avoid a...

A ship sailing due east in the North Atlantic has been warned to change course to avoid a group of icebergs. The captain turns the snip in a northeasterly direction and sails for 27 miles, and then changes course again turning southeast and sailing for 36 miles until the ship reaches the original course at a point 50 miles due east of the point where he turned northeast. What was the bearing of the first turn?

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