A woman walks along a straight path at a speed of 5 ft/s. A searchlight is located on the ground 24 ft from the path and is kept focused on her. At what rate is the searchlight rotating when the woman is 16 ft from the point on the path closest to the searchlight?

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A woman walks along a straight path at a speed of 5 ft/s. A searchlight is located
on the ground 24 ft from the path and is kept focused on her. At what rate is the searchlight
rotating when the woman is 16 ft from the point on the path closest to the searchlight?
Transcribed Image Text:A woman walks along a straight path at a speed of 5 ft/s. A searchlight is located on the ground 24 ft from the path and is kept focused on her. At what rate is the searchlight rotating when the woman is 16 ft from the point on the path closest to the searchlight?
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