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The side of an equilateral triangle decreases at the rate of 1 inch per second. When the area is 100 square inches, how is the area changing?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

Section12.6: Solving Problems Involving Quadratic Equations

Problem 1.1E

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