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The time matters because the angle is changing and with it the relative velocity.
No, the angle is never changing.
I just drew a picture and you're right, the triangle has the same angles, the sides just get longer.
But the speed they are moving apart from each other is increasing. Edit: IDK LOL but if you drew it as a triangle the long side would be getting longer and longer, in the first second it might grow a little bit but after some time in one second it would grow a lot. If you need anymore physics questions examined please let me know