The altitude of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 2.62.6 centimeters/minute while the area of the triangle is increasing at a rate of 55 square centimeters/minute. At what rate is the base of the triangle changing when the altitude is 1010 centimeters and the area is 8484 square centimeters? Enter your answer as an approximate value, accurate up to three decimal places.  cm/min

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The altitude of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 2.62.6 centimeters/minute while the area of the triangle is increasing at a rate of 55 square centimeters/minute. At what rate is the base of the triangle changing when the altitude is 1010 centimeters and the area is 8484 square centimeters?

Enter your answer as an approximate value, accurate up to three decimal places.

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