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
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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