A rope is attached to a boat at water level, and a personon a dock is pulling the rope at the rate of 50 ft/min. If their hands are 16 ft above the water level, how fast is the boat approaching the dock when the amount of rope is 20 ft? Refer to the figure given.

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A rope is attached to a boat at water level, and a personon a dock is pulling the rope
at the rate of 50 ft/min. If their hands are 16 ft above the water level, how fast is the
boat approaching the dock when the amount of rope is 20 ft? Refer to the figure
given.
Transcribed Image Text:A rope is attached to a boat at water level, and a personon a dock is pulling the rope at the rate of 50 ft/min. If their hands are 16 ft above the water level, how fast is the boat approaching the dock when the amount of rope is 20 ft? Refer to the figure given.
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