Question: A television camera is positioned 760 ft from the base of a rocket launch pad. Let's assume the rocket rises vertically and its speed is

 A television camera is positioned 760 ft from the base of

A television camera is positioned 760 ft from the base of a rocket launch pad. Let's assume the rocket rises vertically and its speed is 100 ft/s when it has risen 570 ft. Further assume that the camera is always kept aimed at the rocket. (a) How fast is the distance between the camera and rocket changing? (b) How fast is the angle of elevation of the camera changing? Show your work on your paper and type your answers into D2L

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