At noon, ship A is 30 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 17 knots and ship B is sailing north at 15 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 3 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.) knots

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At noon, ship A is 30 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is
sailing west at 17 knots and ship B is sailing north at 15 knots. How
fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 3 PM?
(Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.)
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Transcribed Image Text:At noon, ship A is 30 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 17 knots and ship B is sailing north at 15 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 3 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.) knots
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