A plane flying with a constant speed of 19 km/min passes over a ground radar station at an altitude of 12 km and climbs at an angle of 40 degrees. At what rate is the distance from the plane to the radar station increasing 5 min later?  Find out the distance between radar station and plane 5 min later.

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A plane flying with a constant speed of 19 km/min passes over a ground radar station at an altitude of 12 km and climbs at an angle of 40 degrees. At what rate is the distance from the plane to the radar station increasing 5 min later? 

Find out the distance between radar station and plane 5 min later.

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