4. A gas station stands at the intersection of a north-south road and an east-west road. A police car is traveling towards the gas station from the east, chasing a stolen truck which is traveling north away from the gas station. The speed of the police car is 100 mph when it is 3 miles from the gas station. At the same time the truck is 4 miles from the gas station going 80 mph. At this moment:
a. Is the distance between the car and the truck increasing or decreasing? How fast?
b. Repeat part a) if the truck is going 70 mph instead of 80 mph
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