a ladder 12.0 ft long rests against a wall. if the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 2.00 ft/sec, hw fast is the top of the ladder sliding down when the bottom of the ladder is 6.00 ft from the wall?

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a ladder 12.0 ft long rests against a wall. if the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a rate of 2.00 ft/sec, hw fast is the top of the ladder sliding down when the bottom of the ladder is 6.00 ft from the wall?  

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