A ship A observes another ship B, 20 km due east of A. B is streaming due north at 24 km/h. After 24 minutes if the ships are found to be nearest to each other at a distance of 12 km then the speed of ship A is
A
km/h
B
km/h
C
32 km/h
D
None of these
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(a, c)
Assume 
using proper reference
axis. Then, assume B at rest and A moving with
velocity 
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