A kite 100 ft above the ground moves horizontally at a speed of 5 ft/s. At what rate is the angle (in radians) between the string and the horizontal decreasing when 200 ft of string have been let out? _____________ rad/s

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A kite 100 ft above the ground moves horizontally at a speed of 5 ft/s. At what rate is the angle (in radians) between the string and the horizontal decreasing when 200 ft of string have been let out?
_____________ rad/s

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