The area of an equilateral triangle is decreasing at a rate of 3 cm^2/min. Find the rate (in centimeters per minute) at which the length of a side is decreasing when the area of the triangle is 300 cm^2?

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The area of an equilateral triangle is decreasing at a rate of 3 cm^2/min. Find the rate (in centimeters per minute) at which the length of a side is decreasing when the area of the triangle is 300 cm^2?
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