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CalculusChallengeContextual Applications of Differentiation

Contextual Applications of Differentiation · Challenge problem

A boat is pulled toward a dock by a rope passing through a pulley mounted 44 m above the water (directly above the point on the dock nearest the boat). The rope is pulled in at 11 m/s. Find how fast the boat approaches the dock, in m/s, at the instant 55 m of rope remains between the boat and the pulley.