A weather balloon is rising vertically at the rate of 5 meters per second. An observer is standing on the ground 300 meters from where the balloon was released. At what rate is the distance between the observer and the balloon changing when the balloon is 400 meters high?

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A weather balloon is rising vertically at the rate of 5 meters per second. An observer is standing on the ground 300 meters from where the balloon was released. At what rate is the distance between the observer and the balloon changing when the balloon is 400 meters high?            

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