A 20ft ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is dropping at a rate of 5ft/min, how fast is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall (in ft/min) when the top of the ladder is 12 ft high? A. -32/15 B. 15/4 C. 15/16 D. 15/2 could be none of these answers

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A 20ft ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is dropping at a rate of 5ft/min, how fast is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall (in ft/min) when the top of the ladder is 12 ft high?

A. -32/15

B. 15/4

C. 15/16

D. 15/2

could be none of these answers

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