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At noon, ship A is 20 miles west of ship B. Ship A is traveling due...

At noon, ship A is 20 miles west of ship B. Ship A is traveling due east at an average speed of 4mph, at the same time ship B travels south at an average speed of 5mph. How fast is the distance between ship A and B changing at 2:00pm?

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