An explosion sends two shards of metal to the east and to the north. The northward shard travels at a rate of 4 meters per second, while the eastward shard travels at 3 meters per second. How fast is the distance between the two shards changing after 1 second?
An explosion sends two shards of metal to the east and to the north. The northward shard travels at a rate of 4 meters per second, while the eastward shard travels at 3 meters per second. How fast is the distance between the two shards changing after 1 second?
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An explosion sends two shards of metal to the east and to the north. The northward shard travels at a rate of 4 meters per second, while the eastward shard travels at 3 meters per second. How fast is the distance between the two shards changing after 1 second?
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