Two people are driving from the same point. One drives east at 3 mi/h and the other drives north east at 2 mi/h. How fast is the distance between the people changing after 15 minutes? Use cosine law: ?2=?2+?2−2??cos?

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Two people are driving from the same point. One drives east at 3 mi/h and the other drives north east at 2 mi/h. How fast is the distance between the people changing after 15 minutes?

Use cosine law: ?2=?2+?2−2??cos?

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