A hot-air balloon is rising vertically at a rate of 5 meters/sec. An observer stands 300 meters from where the balloon left the ground. At what rate is the distance between the observer and the hot-air balloon changing at the moment the balloon is 50 meters high?

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A hot-air balloon is rising vertically at a rate of 5 meters/sec. An observer stands 300 meters from where the balloon left the ground.
At what rate is the distance between the observer and the hot-air balloon changing at the moment the balloon is 50 meters high?
Transcribed Image Text:A hot-air balloon is rising vertically at a rate of 5 meters/sec. An observer stands 300 meters from where the balloon left the ground. At what rate is the distance between the observer and the hot-air balloon changing at the moment the balloon is 50 meters high?
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