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 the constant rate of 5 ft/sec, how fast will the top of the ladder be moving down the wall when it is 8 ft above the ground?
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 the constant rate of 5 ft/sec, 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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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
the constant rate of 5 ft/sec, 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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