2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running eastEwest 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?

2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running eastEwest 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?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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2. Two spotters of tornado are on a road running
eastEwest 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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