Two straight paths in a jungle intersect at right angles. On one path there is an African elephant movingTOWARDS the intersection at 60 feet per minute. An Asian elephant is on the other path moving AWAY fromthe intersection at 20 feet per minute.wype A. When the African elephant is 2 feet from the intersection and the Asian elephant is 5 feet from theintersection, how fast is the distance between the elephants changing?feet per minuteB. Are the elephants getting closer together or farther apart at that time?closer togetherneitherO farther apart

Given query is to find rate of change of distance.

Answered: When the African elephant is 2 feet…

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