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Two ships are on a collision course. At noon, ship A is positioned 88 nautical miles...

Two ships are on a collision course. At noon, ship A is positioned 88 nautical miles (NM) due north of the collision point and Ship B is 15 NM due east of the collision point. Ship A is moving south with a constant speed of 16 knots.Ship B traveling west with a constant speed of 30 knots. Calculate the rate of change of the distance D between the ships at noon. dD/dt=?

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