Two airplanes are flying in the air at the same height. Airplane A is flying east at 451 mi/h and airplane B is flying north at 494 mi/h. If they are both heading to the same airport, located 3 miles east of airplane A and 3 miles north of airplane B, at what rate is the distance between the airplanes changing?

Two airplanes are flying in the air at the same height. Airplane A is flying east at 451 mi/h and airplane B is flying north at 494 mi/h. If they are both heading to the same airport, located 3 miles east of airplane A and 3 miles north of airplane B, at what rate is the distance between the airplanes changing?

College Physics

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19P: A commuter airplane starts from ar. airport and takes the route shown in Figure P3.19. The plane...

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