Question: A child wanders down a circular staircase from the top o f a tower. With x , y , z i n feet and the

A child wanders down a circular staircase from the top of a tower.
With x,y,zin feet and the origin at the base of the tower,
her position t minutes from the start is given by
x=5cost,y=5sint,z=65-5t
(a) How tall is the tower?
The height is
feet.
(b) How long does it take for the child to reach the bottom?
It takes
minutes.
(c) What is her speed at time t?
NOTE: Enter the exact answer, or round to three decimal places.
Her speed is
ftmin.
(d) What is her acceleration at time t?
vec(a)=
vec(i)+
vec(j)+
vec(k)
A child wanders down a circular staircase from

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