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A Shark, Looking for Dinner, Is Swimming Parallel to a Straight

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A shark, looking for dinner, is swimming parallel to a straight beach and 80 feet offshore. The shark is swimming at the constant speed of 17 feet per second. At time t = 0, the shark is directly opposite a lifeguard station. How fast is the shark moving away from the lifeguard station when the distance between them is 170 feet?

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