An airplane flying at an altitude of 6 miles passes directly over a radar antenna. When the airplane is 10 miles away (s = 10), the rada detects that the distance s is changing at a rate of 280 miles per hour. What is the speed of the alrplane? mph mi Not dn le
An airplane flying at an altitude of 6 miles passes directly over a radar antenna. When the airplane is 10 miles away (s = 10), the rada detects that the distance s is changing at a rate of 280 miles per hour. What is the speed of the alrplane? mph mi Not dn le
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![An alrplane flying at an altitude of 6 miles passes directly over a radar antenna. When the alrplane is 10 mles away (s = 10), the radar
detects that the distance s Is changing at a rate of 280 miles per hour. What is the speed of the alrplane?
mph
6 mi
Net dnen ale](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F63de7a0a-4eb7-452c-a885-ebcf7fdee28e%2Fe1c9b83e-c540-49a6-a98e-1226823ed351%2Fwx2xqcc_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An alrplane flying at an altitude of 6 miles passes directly over a radar antenna. When the alrplane is 10 mles away (s = 10), the radar
detects that the distance s Is changing at a rate of 280 miles per hour. What is the speed of the alrplane?
mph
6 mi
Net dnen ale
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Assume distance of the airplane from the radar is s (say)
height h(say) and horizontal distance of airplane from the radar is x (say)
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