A boat is being pulled toward a dock as shown in the figure to the right. If the rope is being pulled in at the rate of 2 feet per second, how fast is the distance between the dock and the boat decreasing when it is 2 feet from the dock? The distance between the dock and the boat is decreasing by (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) feet per second when the boat is 2 feet from the dock. Boat Rope 4 ft Dock

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A boat is being pulled toward a dock as shown in the figure to the right. If the rope is being pulled in at the rate of 2 feet per
second, how fast is the distance between the dock and the boat decreasing when it is 2 feet from the dock?
The distance between the dock and the boat is decreasing by feet per second when the boat is 2 feet from the dock.
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)
Boat
Rope
4 ft
Dock
Transcribed Image Text:A boat is being pulled toward a dock as shown in the figure to the right. If the rope is being pulled in at the rate of 2 feet per second, how fast is the distance between the dock and the boat decreasing when it is 2 feet from the dock? The distance between the dock and the boat is decreasing by feet per second when the boat is 2 feet from the dock. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Boat Rope 4 ft Dock
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