Title: A ladder 34 ft long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the lad Post by: quixie on May 7, 2015 A ladder 34 ft long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled away from the base of the building at a rate of 2 ft/sec, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when it is 26 ft above the ground? Round answer to nearest tenth.
a. 1.7 ft/sec b. 1.5 ft/sec c. 1.3 ft/sec d. 1.1 ft/sec Title: Re: A ladder 34 ft long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the lad Post by: bio_man on May 7, 2015 Similar Question A ladder 36 feet long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled away from the base of the building at a rate of 2 feet per second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when it is 28 feet above the ground? Round answer to nearest tenth. Solution below :) Title: Re: A ladder 34 ft long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the lad Post by: quixie on May 11, 2015 Thanks for the explanation!
Title: Re: A ladder 34 ft long is leaning against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the lad Post by: bio_man on May 11, 2015 You're welcome.
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