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A car is being pulled along by a rope attached to the tow-bar at the back of the car.

The rope passes through a pulley, the top of which is 3 m further from the ground than the tow-bar.

The pulley is m horizontally from the tow-bar, as shown in the diagram above.

The rope is being winched in at a speed of m s.

The wheels of the car remain in contact with the ground.

At what speed is the car moving when the length of the rope, , between the tow-bar and the pulley is m?

*You must use calculus and show any derivatives that you need to find when solving this problem.*
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NCEA Level 3 Calculus Differentiation 2018 NZQA Exam - Worked Answers by infinityplusone(starts at 9:02)
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