Consider a rectangle where the length is decreasing at a rate of 7 inches per second while the width is increasing at a rate of 7 inches per second. Find the rate of change of the diagonal of the rectangle at the moment the length is 4 inches and the width is 3 inches. (Use calculus to solve).

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Consider a rectangle where the length is decreasing at a rate of 7 inches per second while the width is increasing at a rate of 7 inches per second. Find the rate of change of the diagonal of the rectangle at the moment the length is 4 inches and the width is 3 inches. (Use calculus to solve). 

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