Differential Calculus Question :

A 17 ft ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground away from the wall at a constant rate of 5 ft/s , how fast will the top of the ladder be moving down the wall when it is 8 ft above the ground?

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Differential Calculus Question :

A 17 ft ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground away from the wall at a constant rate of 5 ft/s , how fast will the top of the ladder be moving down the wall when it is 8 ft above the ground?

shayaan_mustafa · Answer

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I have named the parameters, H for hypotenuse , P for perpendicular and B for Base.