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Solve a navigation problem with bearings

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The bearing of M from G is 069°, measured clockwise from north

Journey GM runs NE from G. North points upwards at G. The north-south reference line passes through G and perpendicular foot U; MU is perpendicular to that line. Right angle at U. GM = 21.1 km. MU is the unknown distance d. Not to scale.21.1 kmd kmGMUN
GU: north-south reference line. Not to scale
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Calculate d, the shortest distance to the reference line, to 1 decimal place

Format: 1 d.p.