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A boat is pulled in by means of a winch on a dock 12 ft above the deck of the boat. If the winch pulls in rope at the rate of 4 ft/sec, determine the speed of the boat when 13 feet of rope is out.

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Let y=2(x23x)y = 2(x^2 - 3x)

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