25 feet long ladder that was leaning against the wall as shown below. The top end of the ladder was sliding down at the rate of - 4 feet per second. How fast was the bottom end of the ladder skidding away when the top end of the ladder was 15 feet above the ground? At that moment, what was the rate of the angle of elevation formed by the bottom end of the ladder and the ground was decreasing? label all sides as A= the wall, B = the ground and C = the ladder) Ladder

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25 feet long ladder that was leaning against the wall as shown below. The top end of the ladder was
sliding down at the rate of - 4 feet per second.
How fast was the bottom end of the ladder skidding away when the top end of the ladder was 15 feet
above the ground? At that moment, what was the rate of the angle of elevation formed by the bottom
end of the ladder and the ground was decreasing?
label all sides as A= the wall, B = the ground and C = the ladder)
Ladder
Transcribed Image Text:25 feet long ladder that was leaning against the wall as shown below. The top end of the ladder was sliding down at the rate of - 4 feet per second. How fast was the bottom end of the ladder skidding away when the top end of the ladder was 15 feet above the ground? At that moment, what was the rate of the angle of elevation formed by the bottom end of the ladder and the ground was decreasing? label all sides as A= the wall, B = the ground and C = the ladder) Ladder
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