7) A ten foot ladder is standing vertically up against a wall. The ladder starts slipping down the wall, so that the ladder, the wall, and the ground form a right triangle whose base is increasing and whose height is decreasing. If it keeps slipping until it is flat on the ground, what is the largest area that the aforementioned triangle will ever have?

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7) A ten foot ladder is standing vertically up against a wall. The ladder starts slipping down the
wall, so that the ladder, the wall, and the ground form a right triangle whose base is increasing
and whose height is decreasing. If it keeps slipping until it is flat on the ground, what is the largest
area that the aforementioned triangle will ever have?
Transcribed Image Text:7) A ten foot ladder is standing vertically up against a wall. The ladder starts slipping down the wall, so that the ladder, the wall, and the ground form a right triangle whose base is increasing and whose height is decreasing. If it keeps slipping until it is flat on the ground, what is the largest area that the aforementioned triangle will ever have?
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