2. A boat is pushed off from a beach at 2m/sec. A man on shore holds a rope, tied to the boat, at a height of 2m. Find how fast the angle of elevation of the rope is decreasing, after 5 sec.

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APPLICATIONS. Solve the following problems COMPLETELY applying derivatives of trigonometric/inverse trigonometric functions. Provide illustrations for each problem. Round your answer up to the 4th decimal place.

2. A boat is pushed off from a beach at 2m/sec. A man on shore holds a rope, tied to the boat, at a height of 2m. Find how fast the angle of elevation of the rope is decreasing, after 5 sec.

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