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A searchlight 60 ft from a straight wall is rotating at a constant angular rate. If...

A searchlight 60 ft from a straight wall is rotating at a constant angular rate.

If the beam is moving along the wall at 4 ft/sec when it is perpendicular to the wall, how

many revolutions does the searchlight complete per minute?

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