(Section 3.11) An airliner passes over an airport at at noon traveling 500 mi/hr due west. At 1:00 P.M., another airliner passes over the same airport at the same elevation heading due north at 550 mi/hr. Assuming both airliners maintain their (equal) elevation, how fast is the distance between them changing at 2:30 P.M. ?

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(Section 3.11) An airliner passes over an airport at at noon traveling 500 mi/hr
due west. At 1:00 P.M., another airliner passes over the same airport at the same
elevation heading due north at 550 mi/hr. Assuming both airliners maintain their
(equal) elevation, how fast is the distance between them changing at 2:30 P.M. ?
Transcribed Image Text:(Section 3.11) An airliner passes over an airport at at noon traveling 500 mi/hr due west. At 1:00 P.M., another airliner passes over the same airport at the same elevation heading due north at 550 mi/hr. Assuming both airliners maintain their (equal) elevation, how fast is the distance between them changing at 2:30 P.M. ?
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