A hot-air balloon is 120 ft above the ground when a motorcycle (traveling in a straight line on a horizontal road) passes directly beneath it going 30 mi/hr (44 ft/s). if the balloon rises vertically at a rate of 8 ft/s, what is the rate of change of the distance between the motorcycle and the balloon 9 seconds later?

Marcella is a four-year-old girl who is a victim of emotional child abuse. based on the child and family services improvement and innovation act of 2011, which action should the government take for marcella? a. the state should arrest marcella’s abuser. b. the state should find a home for marcella as soon as possible. c. the state should enforce stricter laws in the area where marcella resides. d. the state should provide medical assistance to marcella.