From a train station, one train heads north and another heads east. Some time later, the northbound train has traveled 40 miles. If the two trains separated by a straight-line distance of 58 miles, how far has the eastbound train traveled? miles

From a train station, one train heads north and another heads east. Some time later, the northbound train has traveled 40 miles. If the two trains separated by a straight-line distance of 58 miles, how far has the eastbound train traveled? miles

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