A ladder 20 ft. long leans against a vertical wall. If the top slides downward at the rate of 2 ft./sec, find how fast the lower end is moving when it is 16 ft. from the wall.

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A ladder 20 ft. long leans against a vertical wall.
If the top slides downward at the rate of 2
ft./sec, find how fast the lower end is moving
when it is 16 ft. from the wall.
Transcribed Image Text:A ladder 20 ft. long leans against a vertical wall. If the top slides downward at the rate of 2 ft./sec, find how fast the lower end is moving when it is 16 ft. from the wall.
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