At noon, ship A is 50 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 15 knotsand ship B is sailing north at 17 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between theships changing at 7 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.)

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At noon, ship A is 50 nautical miles due west of ship B. Ship A is sailing west at 15 knots and ship B is sailing north at 17 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 7 PM? (Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.)