9. An airplane is flying at a constant altitude of 5km and speed of 300km per hour towards a radar station on the ground ahead. The distance along the ground from the point directly below the plane to the radar station is 12km. At what rate is the distance along a straight line from the radar to the plane decreasing?

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9. An airplane is flying at a constant altitude of 5km and speed of 300km per
hour towards a radar station on the ground ahead. The distance along the ground from the
point directly below the plane to the radar station is 12km. At what rate is the distance
along a straight line from the radar to the plane decreasing?
Transcribed Image Text:9. An airplane is flying at a constant altitude of 5km and speed of 300km per hour towards a radar station on the ground ahead. The distance along the ground from the point directly below the plane to the radar station is 12km. At what rate is the distance along a straight line from the radar to the plane decreasing?
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