A boat is pulled into a dock by means of a rope attached to a pulley on the dock. The rope is attached to the front of the boat, which is 8 feet below the level of the pulley. If the rope is pulled through the pulley at a rate of 18 ft/min, at what rate will the boat be approaching the dock when 110 ft of rope is out? The boat will be approaching            the dock at ft/min. Hint: Sketch a diagram of this situation.

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A boat is pulled into a dock by means of a rope attached to a pulley on the dock. The rope is attached to the front of the boat, which is 8 feet below the level of the pulley. If the rope is pulled through the pulley at a rate of 18 ft/min, at what rate will the boat be approaching the dock when 110 ft of rope is out?

The boat will be approaching            the dock at ft/min.

Hint: Sketch a diagram of this situation. 

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