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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
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.