A 50 feet ladder is leaning against a wall of a building. Suppose the base of the ladder slides away from the wall of the building at a rate of 2 ft/ min. At what rate is the top of the ladder slides to the ground when the base of the ladder is 40 ft from the wall of the building? 8. A ft/min

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A 50 feet ladder is leaning against a wall of a building. Suppose the base of the ladder slides away from the wall
of the building at a rate of 2 ft/ min. At what rate is the top of the ladder slides to the ground when the base
of the ladder is 40 ft from the wall of the building?
ft/min
16
ft/min
16
© ft/ min
Transcribed Image Text:A 50 feet ladder is leaning against a wall of a building. Suppose the base of the ladder slides away from the wall of the building at a rate of 2 ft/ min. At what rate is the top of the ladder slides to the ground when the base of the ladder is 40 ft from the wall of the building? ft/min 16 ft/min 16 © ft/ min
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