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A 13ft ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder is sliding away from the wall at a rate of 0.5ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the top of the ladder is 5ft from the base of the wall?

A 13ft ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder is sliding away from the wall at a rate of 0.5ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the top of the ladder is 5ft from the base of the wall?

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A 13ft ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder is sliding away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the top of the ladder is 5ft from the base of the wall?
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