At noon of a certain day, the ship A is 68 miles due north of the ship B. If the ship A sails east at speed of $15$ miles per hour and B sails north at speed of 12 miles per hour determine how rapidly the distance between them is changing 4 hours later?

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At noon of a certain day, the ship A is 68 miles due north of the ship B. If the ship A sails east
at speed of $15$ miles per hour and B sails north at speed of 12 miles per hour determine how
rapidly the distance between them is changing 4 hours later?
Transcribed Image Text:At noon of a certain day, the ship A is 68 miles due north of the ship B. If the ship A sails east at speed of $15$ miles per hour and B sails north at speed of 12 miles per hour determine how rapidly the distance between them is changing 4 hours later?
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