A dog sees a squirrel 7.4 m away. The dog runs towards the squirrel at 6.2 m/s. The squirrel was not paying attention and didn’t notice the dog until the dog was only 2.4 m away. If the tree is 11.47 m away from the squirrel (in the opposite direction of the dog), what is the minimum speed the squirrel will need to run at to get away(ie get to the tree at least at the same time as the dog)?

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A dog sees a squirrel 7.4 m away. The dog runs towards the squirrel at 6.2 m/s. The squirrel was not paying attention and didn’t notice the dog until the dog was only 2.4 m away. If the tree is 11.47 m away from the squirrel (in the opposite direction of the dog), what is the minimum speed the squirrel will need to run at to get away(ie get to the tree at least at the same time as the dog)?
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