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A rope passing through a capstan on a dock is attached to a boat offshore. the rope is pulled in at a constant rate of 4 ft divided by s ​, and the capstan is 4 ft vertically above the water. how fast is the boat traveling when it is 10 ft from the​ dock?

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4 ft/sec. If it is being pulled in at this constant rate....
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