Boat rates Two boats leave a dock at the same time. One boat trav-els south at 30 mi/hr and the other travels east at 40 mi/hr. Afterhalf an hour, how fast is the distance between the boats increasing?
Boat rates Two boats leave a dock at the same time. One boat trav-els south at 30 mi/hr and the other travels east at 40 mi/hr. Afterhalf an hour, how fast is the distance between the boats increasing?
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Boat rates Two boats leave a dock at the same time. One boat trav-
els south at 30 mi/hr and the other travels east at 40 mi/hr. After
half an hour, how fast is the distance between the boats increasing?
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