A ladder 13 ft long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is being pulled away from the wall at the constant rate of 6 ft/min. How fast is the top of the ladder moving down the wall when the bottom of ?the ladder is5 ft from the wal

A ladder 13 ft long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is being pulled away from the wall at the constant rate of 6 ft/min. How fast is the top of the ladder moving down the wall when the bottom of ?the ladder is5 ft from the wal

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A ladder 13 ft long is leaning
against a wall. The bottom of
the ladder is being pulled away
from the wall at the constant
rate of 6 ft/min. How fast is the
top of the ladder moving down
the wall when the bottom of
?the ladder is5 ft from the wall
13
y
6 ft/min

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