Chapter 3.11, Problem 26E

Baseball runners Runners stand at first and second base in a baseball game. At the moment a ball is hit, the runner at first base runs to second base at 18 ft/s; simultaneously, the runner on second runs to third base at 20 ft/s. How fast is the distance between the runners changing 1 second after the ball is hit (see figure)? (Hint: The distance between consecutive bases is 90 ft and the bases lie at the comers of a square.)