2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running east-west and are 35 miles apart. The west man spots a tornado at bearing N 43°E and the east man spots the same tornado on a bearing of N 59°W. Hovw far is the tornado from each man and how far is the tornado from the road?

2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running east-west and are 35 miles apart. The west man spots a tornado at bearing N 43°E and the east man spots the same tornado on a bearing of N 59°W. Hovw far is the tornado from each man and how far is the tornado from the road?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry

Section8.2: The Law Of Cosines

Problem 48E

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2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running
east-west and are 35 miles apart. The west man spots
a tornado at bearing N 43°E and the east man spots
the same tornado on a bearing of N 59°W. Hovw far is
the tornado from each man and how far is the
tornado from the road?

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