Pulley on the dock is 1 m higher than the bow of the boat.

Rope is pulled in at a rate of 1 m/s.

Diagram of situation at any time :

Assume the length of the rope as  m at any time .

Rope is pulled in at a rate of 1 m/s.

Thus, , as time increases the length of the rope decreases.

Assume that the boat is  m away from the dock at any time .

Apply Pythagorean theorem to the above figure.

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Differentiate on each side  with respect to .

Determine how fast the boat is approaching the dock, when it is  m away from the dock.

Thus, .

Substitute  in .

Substitute , ,  and  in  .

Therefore, the boat approaching the dock at a rate of   m/s  when it is  m away from the dock.

The boat approaching the dock at a rate of   m/s  when it is  m away from the dock.