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a yacht sails 50km north and then another 20km at an unknown angle .Using GPS£¬the skipper finds that bearing from their starting point is N20¡ãW.

(1) What was the direction of the yacht for the 20km of itd journey?
(2) In what direction and how far must the skipper sail to return to the original position?

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