SOLUTION: Two small planes start from a common point A at the same time. One flies east at the rate of 300 km/hr the other south at 400 km/hr. After 2 hrs, how fast is the distance between

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Question 584941: Two small planes start from a common point A at the same time. One flies east at the rate of 300 km/hr the other south at 400 km/hr. After 2 hrs, how fast is the distance between them changing ?
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Two small planes start from a common point A at the same time. One flies east at the rate of 300 km/hr the other south at 400 km/hr. After 2 hrs, how fast is the distance between them changing ?
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Their relative speed is constant,
= sqrt%28300%5E2+%2B+400%5E2%29+=+500 km/hr