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A 10 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. Call x the

Last updated: 7/10/2022

A 10 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. Call x the

A 10 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. Call x the distance from the top of the ladder to the ground, and cally the distance from the wall to the foot of the ladder. At the instant that the top of the ladder is 6 feet away from ground, the top of the ladder is moving down the wall at a rate of 4 ft/sec. At what rate is the foot of the ladder moving away from the wall at this time (in feet/sec)?