"DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO CARS A car leaves an intersection traveling west. Its position 4 sec later is 20 ft from the intersection. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north so that its position t sec later is t² + 2t ft from the intersection. If the speed of the first car 4 sec after leaving the intersection is 9 ft /sec, find the rate at which the distance between the two cars is changing at that instant of time."

"DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO CARS A car leaves an intersection traveling west. Its position 4 sec later is 20 ft from the intersection. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north so that its position t sec later is t² + 2t ft from the intersection. If the speed of the first car 4 sec after leaving the intersection is 9 ft /sec, find the rate at which the distance between the two cars is changing at that instant of time."

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter7: Equations And Inequalities In Two Variables

Section7.3: Distance And Slope

Problem 69PS

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