A boat is being pulled into a dock with a rope attached to the boat at water
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A boat is being pulled into a dock with a rope attached to the boat at water level. When the boat is 12 ft from the dock, the length of the rope from the boat to the dock is 3 ft longer than twice the height of the dock above the water. Find the height of the dock.
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2h +3 Rope 12 ft
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College Algebra
ISBN: 978-0134697024
12th edition
Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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