The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 9 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 8 cm/s. When the length is 9 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area of the rectangle increas (in cm²/s)? cm²/s

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The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 9 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 8 cm/s. When the length is 9 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area of the rectangle increasin
(in cm²/s)?
cm²/s
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