Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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At noon, ship A is 50 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 15 knots and
ship B is sailing north at 25 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships
changing at 4 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.)
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Transcribed Image Text:At noon, ship A is 50 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 15 knots and ship B is sailing north at 25 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 4 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.) knots
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At noon, ship A is 50 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 15 knots and ship B is sailing north at 25 knots.

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