A \[10\]-meter ladder is sliding down a vertical wall so the distance between the top of the ladder and the ground is decreasing at \[3\] meters per minute. At a certain instant, the bottom of the ladder is \[6\] meters from the wall. What is the rate of change of the area formed by the ladder at that instant (in square meters per minute)?

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A \[10\]-meter ladder is sliding down a vertical wall so the distance between the top of the ladder and the ground is decreasing at \[3\] meters per minute.
At a certain instant, the bottom of the ladder is \[6\] meters from the wall.
What is the rate of change of the area formed by the ladder at that instant (in square meters per minute)?
 
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