Mathematics
Mathematics, 06.03.2020 23:59, amp1955

An air traffic controller spots two airplanes at the same altitude converging to a point as they fly at right angles to each other. One airplane is 70 miles from the point and has a speed of 420 miles per hour. The other is 240 miles from the point and has a speed of 1440 miles per hour.

(a) At what rate is the distance between the planes changing? in mph?
(b) How much time does the controller have to get one of the airplanes on a different flight path?

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