A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at 3 feet per second, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 9 feet away from the wall? Round any intermediate values and the final answer to the nearest tenth. O A. 8.1 f/sec O B. 4.9 ft/sec OC. 5.4 ft/sec OD. -8.1 f/sec

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A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at 3 feet per second, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 9 feet away from the wall? Round
any intermediate values and the final answer to the nearest tenth.
O A. 8.1 ft/sec
O B. 4.9 ft/sec
OC. 5.4 ft/sec
O D. -8.1 ft/sec
Transcribed Image Text:A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at 3 feet per second, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 9 feet away from the wall? Round any intermediate values and the final answer to the nearest tenth. O A. 8.1 ft/sec O B. 4.9 ft/sec OC. 5.4 ft/sec O D. -8.1 ft/sec
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