A pulley is on the edge of a dock, 9 feet above the water level. A rope is being used to pull in a boat. The rope is attached to the boat at water level. The rope is being pulled in at the rate of 3 feet per second. Find the rate at which the boat is approaching the dock at the instant the boat is 7 feet from the dock. The boat is approaching the dock at a rate of dock. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) ... feet per second when the boat is 7 feet from the 9 ft

A pulley is on the edge of a dock, 9 feet above the water level. A rope is being used to pull in a boat. The rope is attached to the boat at water level. The rope is being pulled in at the rate of 3 feet per second. Find the rate at which the boat is approaching the dock at the instant the boat is 7 feet from the dock. The boat is approaching the dock at a rate of dock. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) ... feet per second when the boat is 7 feet from the 9 ft

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter8: Introduction To Functions

Section8.10: Inverse Variation

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