A plane is flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters and is approaching a radar station at a constant speed of 500 meters per second. The radar station is located on the ground, and the radar beam it emits has a constant angle of 45 degrees from the ground. At what rate is the distance between the plane and the radar station changing when the plane is 3,000 meters from the radar station?

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A plane is flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters and is approaching a radar station at a constant speed of 500 meters per second. The radar station is located on the ground, and the radar beam it emits has a constant angle of 45 degrees from the ground. At what rate is the distance between the plane and the radar station changing when the plane is 3,000 meters from the radar station?

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