The top of a 30-foot ladder is sliding down a wall at a rate of 9 feet per second. How fast is the base of the ladder sliding away from the wall at the instant when the top of the ladder is 18 feet from the ground? HINT (See Example 2.] ft/s

The top of a 30-foot ladder is sliding down a wall at a rate of 9 feet per second. How fast is the base of the ladder sliding away from the wall at the instant when the top of the ladder is 18 feet from the ground? HINT (See Example 2.] ft/s

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The top of a 30-foot ladder is sliding down a wall at a rate of 9 feet per second. How fast is the base of the ladder sliding away from the wall at the instant when the top of the ladder is 18 feet from the ground?
HINT [See Example 2.]
ft/s

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