Two airplanes are flying in the air at the same height: airplane A is flying east at 290 mi h and airplane B is flying north at 290 mi/h. If they are both heading to the same airport, located 21 miles east of airplane A and 28 miles north of airplane B, at what rate is the distance between the airplanes changing? A

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Two airplanes are flying in the air at the same height: airplane A is flying east at 290 mi/h and airplane B is
flying north at 290 mi/h. If they are both heading to the same airport, located 21 miles east of airplane A and 28
miles north of airplane B, at what rate is the distance between the airplanes changing?
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mi/h
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Transcribed Image Text:Two airplanes are flying in the air at the same height: airplane A is flying east at 290 mi/h and airplane B is flying north at 290 mi/h. If they are both heading to the same airport, located 21 miles east of airplane A and 28 miles north of airplane B, at what rate is the distance between the airplanes changing? A В mi/h TIP Enter your answer as an integer or decimal number. Examples: 3, -4, 5.5172 Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity Get Help:
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