j. A boat that arrives at a dock 20 ft above water level is being pulled in by a fisherman using a rope at the rate of 1.5 ft/sec. How fast is the boat approaching the dock when the total length of rope out is 50 ft?

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j. A boat that arrives at a dock 20 ft above water level is being pulled in by a fisherman
using a rope at the rate of 1.5 ft/sec. How fast is the boat approaching the dock when
the total length of rope out is 50 ft?
Transcribed Image Text:j. A boat that arrives at a dock 20 ft above water level is being pulled in by a fisherman using a rope at the rate of 1.5 ft/sec. How fast is the boat approaching the dock when the total length of rope out is 50 ft?
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