Two boats leave a port at the same time: one travels west at 20 mi/hr and the other travels south at 15 mi/hr. a) After 30 minutes how far is each boat from port? b) At what rate is the distance between the boats changing 30 minutes after they leave the port?

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Two boats leave a port at the same time: one travels west at 20 mi/hr and the other
travels south at 15 mi/hr.
a) After 30 minutes how far is each boạt from port?
b) At what rate is the distance between the boats changing 30 minutes after they
leave the port?
Transcribed Image Text:Two boats leave a port at the same time: one travels west at 20 mi/hr and the other travels south at 15 mi/hr. a) After 30 minutes how far is each boạt from port? b) At what rate is the distance between the boats changing 30 minutes after they leave the port?
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