Two cars are moving towards an intersection. One car is 180\displaystyle {180} meters north of the intersection and moving towards the intersection at 18\displaystyle {18} m/s, while the other is 170\displaystyle {170} meters west of the intersection and moving towards the intersection at 17\displaystyle {17} m/s. How rapidly are the cars approaching each other 5\displaystyle {5} seconds later?

The cars are getting at m/s. Enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal places.

 

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