39. A point P is moving along the line whose equation is y = 2x. How fast is the distance between P and the point (3, 0) changing at the instant when P is at (3, 6) if x is decreasing at the rate of 2 units/s at that instant?
39. A point P is moving along the line whose equation is y = 2x. How fast is the distance between P and the point (3, 0) changing at the instant when P is at (3, 6) if x is decreasing at the rate of 2 units/s at that instant?
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y 2x. How fast is the distance between P and the point
(3, 0) changing at the instant when P is at (3, 6) if x is
decreasing at the rate of 2 units/s at that instant?
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