A 10​-ft ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the time the base is 6 ft from the​ house, the base is moving away at the rate of 24 ​ft/sec. a. What is the rate of change of the height of the top of the​ ladder? b. At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the​ ladder, wall, and ground changing​then? c. At what rate is the angle between the ladder and the ground changing​ then?

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10​-ft
ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the time the base is
6
ft from the​ house, the base is moving away at the rate of
24
​ft/sec.
a. What is the rate of change of the height of the top of the​ ladder?
b. At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the​ ladder, wall, and ground changing​then?
c. At what rate is the angle between the ladder and the ground changing​ then?
A coordinate plane has a horizontal x-axis and a vertical y-axis. A thin rectangle falling from left to right labeled 10 foot ladder starts on the y-axis at y(t) and ends on the x-axis at x(t). An arrow on the y-axis below y(t) is pointing down and an arrow on the x-axis to the right of x(t) is pointing to the right. The angle created between the segment and the x-axis is labeled theta.
θ
x(t)y(t)010-ft ladderxy
 
a. The rate of change of the height of the top of the ladder is
nothing
​ft/sec.
​(Simplify your​ answer.)
 
b. The area is changing at
nothing
ft2​/sec.
​(Simplify your​ answer.)
 
c. The angle is changing at
nothing
​rad/sec.
​(Simplify your​ answer.)
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