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A balloon is at a height of 50 meters, and it is rising at the constant rate of 5 m/sec. A bicyclist passes beneath it, traveling in a straight line at the constant speed of 10 m/sec. How fast is the distance between the bicyclist and the balloon increasing 6 seconds later.

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Approximately 7.6 m/s is the speed between the bicyclist and the balloon.

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A balloon is at a height of 50 meters, and it is rising at the constant rate of 5 m-example-1
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