1. A man on a wharf, whose hand is 8.2 m above the level of the water surface is pulling a rope tied to a boat at the rate of 0.50 m/sec. How fast (m/sec) is the boat approaching the wharf when there are 20 meters of rope out?
1. A man on a wharf, whose hand is 8.2 m above the level of the water surface is pulling a rope tied to a boat at the rate of 0.50 m/sec. How fast (m/sec) is the boat approaching the wharf when there are 20 meters of rope out?
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Transcribed Image Text:1. A man on a wharf, whose hand is 8.2 m above the level of the water surface is pulling a rope tied to a
boat at the rate of 0.50 m/sec. How fast (m/sec) is the boat approaching the wharf when there are 20
meters of rope out?
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