An airplane flying at an altitude of 5 kilometers passes directly over a radar antenna. When the airplane is 10 kilometers away (s = 10), the radar detects that the distances is changing at a rate of 440 kilometers per hour. What is the speed of the airplane? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) km/h Not drawn to scale

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An airplane flying at an altitude of 5 kilometers passes directly over a radar antenna. When the airplane is 10 kilometers away (s = 10), the radar detects that the distance s is changing at a rate of 440 kilometers per hour. What is the speed of the airplane?
(Round your answer to two decimal places.)
km/h
5 km
Not drawn to scale
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane flying at an altitude of 5 kilometers passes directly over a radar antenna. When the airplane is 10 kilometers away (s = 10), the radar detects that the distance s is changing at a rate of 440 kilometers per hour. What is the speed of the airplane? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) km/h 5 km Not drawn to scale
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