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Two cars are moving towards an intersection. One car is 170 meters north of the intersection and moving towards the intersection at 20 m/s, while the other is 180 meters west of the intersection and moving towards the intersection at 18 m/s. How rapidly are the cars approaching each other 5 seconds later?
The cars are getting (farthest apart/closer together) at ____ m/s. Enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal places.