be the angle between the top of the ladder and the wall and let x be the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall, how fast does x change with respect to t

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Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions
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A ladder 

L

 ft long rests against a vertical wall.
Let 

t

 be the angle between the top of the ladder and the wall and let x be the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall,
how fast does x change with respect to t

 ans= ft/rad

 .

 
 
 

 ft/rad

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