Consider a ladder sliding down a wall as in the figure.

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Consider a ladder sliding down a wall as in the figure.
The variable a is the length of the ladder. The variable h is the
height of the ladder's top at time t, and x is the distance from
the wall to the ladder's bottom.
Suppose that the length of the ladder is 8.5 meters and the top
is sliding down the wall at a rate of 1.2 m/s.
a
Calculate
when h = 1.4.
dt
(Use decimal notation. Give your answer to three decimal
places.)
dx
dt \h-1.4
Transcribed Image Text:ed 2 out of 5 HR MIN SEC : of 5 ) Consider a ladder sliding down a wall as in the figure. The variable a is the length of the ladder. The variable h is the height of the ladder's top at time t, and x is the distance from the wall to the ladder's bottom. Suppose that the length of the ladder is 8.5 meters and the top is sliding down the wall at a rate of 1.2 m/s. a Calculate when h = 1.4. dt (Use decimal notation. Give your answer to three decimal places.) dx dt \h-1.4
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