A 26 foot ladder is sliding down a vertical wall.  The base of the ladder is sliding away from the wall at a rate of 3 feet per minute At what rate is the ladder sliding down the wall when the base of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall?

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A 26 foot ladder is sliding down a vertical wall.  The base of the ladder is sliding away from the wall at a rate of 3 feet per minute

At what rate is the ladder sliding down the wall when the base of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall?

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