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Ship A is 50 miles directly south of ship B at time t = 0. Ship...

Ship A is 50 miles directly south of ship B at time t = 0. Ship A is sailing east at 10 miles per hour while ship B is sailing south at 15 miles per hour.

a. Is the distance between the ships increasing or decreasing when ship A has traveled 10 miles to the east?

b. What is the rate at which the distance between the two ships is changing when ship A has traveled 30 miles east?

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