A man on a wharf is pulling a rope tied to a raft at a rate of 0.6 m/s. If the hands of the man pulling the rope are 3.66 m above the water, how fast is the raft approaching the wharf when there are 6.1 m of rope out

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A man on a wharf is pulling a rope tied to a raft at a rate of 0.6 m/s. If the hands of the man pulling the rope are 3.66 m above the water, how fast is the raft approaching the wharf when there are 6.1 m of rope out?

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