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At noon, the Titanic is 1414 nautical miles due west of the SS Minnow. The Titanic...

At noon, the Titanic is 1414 nautical miles due west of the SS Minnow. The Titanic is sailing west at 2020 knots and the SS Minnow is sailing north at 2525 knots. How fast (in knots) is the distance between the ships changing at 33 PM? If necessary, round your answer to at least three decimal places.

(Note: 1 knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.)

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Answer is 31.843 knots

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