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A plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 5 mi and a speedof 470 mi/h passes directly over a radar station. Find the rate atwhich the distance from the plane to the station is increasing whenit is 7 mi away from the station. For full credit I expect to see awell-labeled picture. Show all work. Round your final answer to thenearest whole number. Do not round intermediate values. Includeunits of measure in your answer.

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Step 1Lets assume thaty height of the plane over the radar stationP point located vertically above radar stationy distance between point p and planez distance between plane and radar stationStep 2As given plane is    See Answer
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