A 13-foot ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 ft./sec. How ast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 7-ft. from the wall?

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A 13-foot ladder rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 0.5 ft./sec. How
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