An LRT train 6 meters above the ground crosses a street at a speed of 9 m/sec, at the instant that a car approaching at a speed of 4 m/sec is 12 meters up the street. Find the rate at which the LRT train and the car are separating two seconds later.

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An LRT train 6 meters above the ground crosses a street at a speed of 9 m/sec,
at the instant that a car approaching at a speed of 4 m/sec is 12 meters up the
street. Find the rate at which the LRT train and the car are separating two
seconds later.

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