A 12 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If the top slips down the wall at a rate of 2 ft/s, how fast will the foot be moving away from the wall when the top is 9 feet above the ground? The foot will be moving at ft/s.

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A 12 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If the top slips down the wall at a rate of 2 ft/s, how fast will the foot be moving away from the wall
when the top is 9 feet above the ground?
The foot will be moving at
ft/s.
Transcribed Image Text:A 12 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If the top slips down the wall at a rate of 2 ft/s, how fast will the foot be moving away from the wall when the top is 9 feet above the ground? The foot will be moving at ft/s.
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