A 10-ft ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 1 ft/sec, how fast, in ft/sec, is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall, at the instant when the bottom of the ladder is 6 ft from the wall? Answer with 2 decimal places. Type your answer in the space below. If your answer is a number less than 1, place a leading "0" before the decimal point

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sbentleyaz · Answer

@3mar

3mar · Answer

Well, I am here.
I will never hesitate to give a helping hand!

sbentleyaz · Answer

Thank you!

3mar · Answer

You are welcome, brother!
That is with my pleasure!

What do you think?
Any ideas?

sbentleyaz · Answer

Im probably wrong, but if the bottom of the ladder is sliding away at  1 m/s meaning the bottom part of the triangle increases by 1 m/s, would that mean the other side decreases by 1 m/s?

sbentleyaz · Answer

or actually that wouldn't be right but I'm not sure how you'd figure it out

3mar · Answer

Could you give me just 2 min?

sbentleyaz · Answer

yes thats fine

sbentleyaz · Answer

would it be -1 m/s?

3mar · Answer

Sorry
It was an emergency call.

3mar · Answer

It is highly recommended to represent your problem by a graph or even a free-hand figure!


Can you?
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