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(b) Two trains diverged from Yellow Wood station, one traveling due north at 200 mph and one traveling due east at 300 mph. You, being but one traveler, decided to play a prank and stuck a piece of magic chewing gum to each train. How quickly is the gum stretching when the northbound train is 3 miles away from the station and the eastbound train is 4 miles from the station?

(b) Two trains diverged from Yellow Wood station, one traveling due north at 200 mph and one traveling due east at 300 mph. You, being but one traveler, decided to play a prank and stuck a piece of magic chewing gum to each train. How quickly is the gum stretching when the northbound train is 3 miles away from the station and the eastbound train is 4 miles from the station?

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(b) Two trains diverged from Yellow Wood station, one traveling due north at 200 mph and one traveling due east at 300 mph. You, being but one traveler, decided to play a prank and stuck a piece of magic chewing gum to each train. How quickly is the gum stretching when the northbound train is 3 miles away from the station and the eastbound train is 4 miles from the station?
Transcribed Image Text:(b) Two trains diverged from Yellow Wood station, one traveling due north at 200 mph and one traveling due east at 300 mph. You, being but one traveler, decided to play a prank and stuck a piece of magic chewing gum to each train. How quickly is the gum stretching when the northbound train is 3 miles away from the station and the eastbound train is 4 miles from the station?
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