The question is Romeona and Julieton are planning to elope. Julieton must first rescue Romeona from her castle, as her father has locked her in her room. The young man has placed a 20 foot ladder against Romeona's bedroom window and is knocking on the window when Romeona's father discovers the plot and begins pulling the base of the ladder away from the castle at a rate of 3 feet per second. The part about how far is the base is part 1 and the part about how fast Julieton is falling is part 2

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The question is Romeona and Julieton are planning to elope. Julieton must first rescue Romeona from her castle, as her father has locked her in her room. The young man has placed a 20 foot ladder against Romeona's bedroom window and is knocking on the window when Romeona's father discovers the plot and begins pulling the base of the ladder away from the castle at a rate of 3 feet per second. The part about how far is the base is part 1 and the part about how fast Julieton is falling is part 2 

Romeona's window is 18 feet above ground level. How far is the base of the ladder
from the castle wall when Julieton has the ladder against Romeona's window? Keep
your answer in exact terms (no decimal).
How fast is Julieton falling when the base of the ladder is 12 feet from the castle?
Transcribed Image Text:Romeona's window is 18 feet above ground level. How far is the base of the ladder from the castle wall when Julieton has the ladder against Romeona's window? Keep your answer in exact terms (no decimal). How fast is Julieton falling when the base of the ladder is 12 feet from the castle?
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