A 16ft. ladder leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 2ft./sec.. How fast is ladder sliding down the wall when the base of the ladder is 6ft. away from the wall? ft./sec.. Round your answer to three decimal places.

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A 16ft. ladder leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 2ft./sec..
How fast is ladder sliding down the wall when the base of the ladder is 6ft. away from the wall?
ft./sec..
Round your answer to three decimal places.
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