A man starts walking north at 2ft//s from a point P. Five minutes later a woman starts walking south at 5ft//s from a point 500ft due east of P. At what rate are th the.woman.starts walking? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Enter a number: ft//s

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A man starts walking north at  2ft//s from a point  P. Five minutes later a woman starts walking south at  5ft//s from a point  500ft due east of  P. At what rate are th the.woman.starts walking? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Enter a number:  ft//s

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Rephrase Problem: First, let's rephrase the problem into a single  question_prompt: ＂At what rate are the man and woman separating from each other after the woman starts walking?＂Calculate Speeds: The man is walking north at 2 ft/s, and the woman starts walking south at 5 ft/s. Since they are walking in opposite directions, their speeds will add up when calculating the rate at which they are separating.Add Speeds: To find the rate at which they are separating, we add the man's speed to the woman's speed. Rate of separation = Man's speed + Woman's speed Rate of separation = 2 ft/s + 5 ft/sPerform Calculation: Perform the calculation to find the rate of separation. Rate of separation = 2 ft/s + 5 ft/s = 7 ft/sFinal Answer: The rate at which the man and woman are separating after the woman starts walking is 7 ft/s. This is the final answer, and it is already rounded to two decimal places as required.

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