A ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder slides down at 4 ft how is the sec angle of elevation of the ladder changing when the base of the ladder is 8 ft from the wall? rad sec

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A ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder slides down at 4-
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how is the
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angle of elevation of the ladder changing when the base of the ladder is 8 ft from the wall?
rad
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Transcribed Image Text:A ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder slides down at 4- ft how is the sec angle of elevation of the ladder changing when the base of the ladder is 8 ft from the wall? rad sec
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Let x and y (in feet)be the distance of bottom of the ladder from the wall and distance of the top f ladder from the ground respectively.

Let feet be the length of the wall

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AC=x, BC=y,  AB=l

Let angle of elevation of ladder be θ

It is given, top of ladder slides down  at 4 feet/s., that is dydt=4 feet/s

 

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