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A fish is reeled in at a rate of 3.6 feet per second from a point...

A fish is reeled in at a rate of 3.6 feet per second from a point 10 feet above the water (see figure). At what rate is the angle between the line and the water changing when there is a total of 25 feet of line out? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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