particle is moving along a hyperbola xy= 8. As it reaches the point (4,2), the y-­coordinate is decreasing at a rate of 3cm/s. How fast is the x-coordinate of the point changing at that instant?  In this problem, is dy/dt -3cm/s or 3cm/s

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A particle is moving along a hyperbola xy= 8. As it reaches the point
(4,2), the y-­coordinate is decreasing at a rate of 3cm/s. How fast is the x-coordinate of the point changing at that instant? 

In this problem, is dy/dt -3cm/s or 3cm/s?

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