You watch at a horizontal distance of 40 ft as a hot air balloon rises straight in the air at 10 ft/s. The balloon has a rope 30 ft long dangling below it. How fast is the balloon moving away from you just as the rope leaves the ground? To receive full credit on this problem, you must sketch a labeled diagram.

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Chapter59: Areas Of Rectangles, Parallelograms, And Trapezoids
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You watch at a horizontal distance of 40 ft as a hot air balloon rises straight in the air at 10 ft/s.
The balloon has a rope 30 ft long dangling below it. How fast is the balloon moving away from you just as the
rope leaves the ground? To receive full credit on this problem, you must sketch a labeled diagram.
Transcribed Image Text:7. You watch at a horizontal distance of 40 ft as a hot air balloon rises straight in the air at 10 ft/s. The balloon has a rope 30 ft long dangling below it. How fast is the balloon moving away from you just as the rope leaves the ground? To receive full credit on this problem, you must sketch a labeled diagram.
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