The sides of a rectangle are increasing. One side is increasing at a rate of 3 m/sec and the adjacent side is increasing at a rate of 4 m/sec. At what rate is the area of the rectangle increasing?
A) 12
B) 7
C) 25
D) 5
E) The solution depends on the values of the sides at the time .

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The sides of a rectangle are increasing. One side is increasing at a rate of 3 m/sec and the adjacent side is increasing at a rate of 4 m/sec. At what rate is the area of the rectangle increasing?
A) 12 
B) 7 
C) 25 
D) 5 
E) The solution depends on the values of the sides at the time .

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The Answer of The sides of a rectangle are increasing. One side is increasing at a rate of 3 m/sec and the adjacent side is increasing at a rate of 4 m/sec. At what rate is the area of the rectangle increasing?
A) 12 
B) 7 
C) 25 
D) 5 
E) The solution depends on the values of the sides at the time .

The Sides of a Rectangle Are Increasing