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Two people start from the same point. One walks east at 9 mi/h and the other...

Two people start from the same point. One walks east at 9 mi/h and the other walks northeast at 6 mi/h. How fast is the distance between the people changing after 15 minutes? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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