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blade123
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Homework Statement
A plane flying with a constant speed of 300 km/h passes over a ground radar station at an altitude of 1 km and climbs at an angle of 30 degrees. At what rate is the distance from the plane to the radar station increasing a minute later?
Homework Equations
a2+b2=c2
The Attempt at a Solution
I got to (y+1)2+x2=d22
It's that extra kilometer that's bothering me. It gives the answer as approx 296 km/h
d1 is the distance between the starting and current point (5 km) and d1' is 300 km/h
I don't know how to get from d1 to d2