A Car Leaves an Intersection Traveling West

question 18

Multiple Choice

A car leaves an intersection traveling west.Its position 4 sec later is 26 ft from the intersection.At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north so that its position 4 sec later is 20 ft from the intersection.If the speeds of the cars at that instant of time are 8 ft/sec and 12 ft/sec, respectively, find the rate at which the distance between the two cars is changing.Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.Select the correct Answer

• A)13.7 ft/sec
• B)2.7 ft/sec
• C)4.1 ft/sec
• D)32.8 ft/sec

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