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On an Auckland harbour crane, the length of cable from the jib to a load 12 m below it is L = 12/cos θ metres, where θ is the angle in radians that the cable makes with the vertical.

Only your final answer is marked, not your working.

A(a) Find dL/dθ when θ = π over 6.