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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
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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.

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Thanks for the explanation!
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You're welcome.
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