A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall (see figure) when Jack begins pulling the foot of the ladder away from the wall at a rate of 0.6 /s. How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 12 ft from the wall?

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A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall (see figure) when Jack begins pulling the foot of the ladder away from the wall at a rate of 0.6 ft/s. How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 12 ft from the wall?
13 ft
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