A    26    foot    ladder    is    sliding    down    a    vertical    wall.        The    base    of    the    ladder    is    sliding    away    from    the    wall    at    a    rate    of    3    feet    per    minute. What is the angle between the ladder and the ground and the angle between the base and the ladder? At    what    rate    is    the    angle    between    the    ladder    and    the    ground    changing    when    the    base    of    the    ladder    is    10    feet    from    the    wall? Would   you expect    the    angle    to    be    decreasing    at    a    more    rapid    rate    when    the    ladder    is   closer    to    a    vertical    position    or    a    horizontal    position?

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A    26    foot    ladder    is    sliding    down    a    vertical    wall.        The    base    of    the    ladder    is    sliding    away    from    the    wall    at    a    rate    of    3    feet    per    minute.

What is the angle between the ladder and the ground and the angle between the base and the ladder?

At    what    rate    is    the    angle    between    the    ladder    and    the    ground    changing    when    the    base    of    the    ladder    is    10    feet    from    the    wall?

Would   you expect    the    angle    to    be    decreasing    at    a    more    rapid    rate    when    the    ladder    is   closer    to    a    vertical    position    or    a    horizontal    position?

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