A 13 foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall when Jack begins pulling the foot of the ladder away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 feet per second. At what speed is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall?

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A 13 foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall when Jack begins pulling the foot of the
ladder away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 feet per second. At what speed is the top of the
ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall?
Transcribed Image Text:A 13 foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall when Jack begins pulling the foot of the ladder away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 feet per second. At what speed is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall?
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