a 26 ft long ladder leans against a vertical wall. if the lower end is being moved away from the wall at the rate of 5ft/sec how fast is the height of the top decreasing when the lower end is 10 ft from the wall? how fast is the angle between the ladder and the wall changing at that moment?

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anonymous · Answer

A solution using Mathematica for the calculations is attached.

anonymous · Answer

thank you robtobey

anonymous · Answer

You are welcome and thank you for the medal.