Two passenger airplanes left the same terminal at the same time. One plane flew due north at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. The other plane flew due east at an average speed of 40 miles per hour. How fast is the distance between the two planes increasing 2 hours after departure?

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b. Two passenger airplanes left the same terminal at the same time. One plane flew due north at an
average speed of 30 miles per hour. The other plane flew due east at an average speed of 40 miles
per hour. How fast is the distance between the two planes increasing 2 hours after departure?
Transcribed Image Text:b. Two passenger airplanes left the same terminal at the same time. One plane flew due north at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. The other plane flew due east at an average speed of 40 miles per hour. How fast is the distance between the two planes increasing 2 hours after departure?
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