An airliner passes over an airport at noon traveling 520 mi/hr due east. At 1:00 p.m., another airliner passes over the same airport at the same elevation traveling due north at 550 mi/hr. Assuming both airliners maintain their​ (equal) elevations, how fast is the distance between them changing at 2:00 p.m.​?

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An airliner passes over an airport at noon traveling 520 mi/hr due east. At 1:00 p.m., another airliner passes over the same airport at the same elevation traveling due north at 550 mi/hr. Assuming both airliners maintain their​ (equal) elevations, how fast is the distance between them changing at 2:00 p.m.​?

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