A lighthouse is on an island 400 meters off shore. The lighthouse beam makes a full turn every 15 seconds. How rapidly is the point where the beam meets the shoreline moving along the shoreline when the beam meets the shoreline at a point 1300 meters from the lighthouse? m/s (enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal

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A lighthouse is on an island 400 meters off shore. The lighthouse beam makes a full turn every 15 seconds. How rapidly is the point where the beam meets the shoreline moving along the shoreline when the beam meets the shoreline at a point 1300 meters from the lighthouse? m/s (enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal places)

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