6) A person on a dock is pulling in at the rate of 1 m/sec a boat by means of a rope. The man's hands are 5 ft above the level of the point where the rope is attached to the boat. How fast is the measure of the angle of depression of the rope changing when there are still 10 m of rope out?

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6) A person on a dock is pulling in at the rate of 1 m/sec a boat by means of a rope.
The man's hands are 5 ft above the level of the point where the rope is attached to the
boat. How fast is the measure of the angle of depression of the rope changing when
there are still 10 m of rope out?
Transcribed Image Text:6) A person on a dock is pulling in at the rate of 1 m/sec a boat by means of a rope. The man's hands are 5 ft above the level of the point where the rope is attached to the boat. How fast is the measure of the angle of depression of the rope changing when there are still 10 m of rope out?
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