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. How far is the tornado from each man and how far is the tornado from the road?

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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. How far is the tornado
from each man and how far is the tornado from the road?
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