The top of a ladder slides down a vertical wall at a rate of 1.5 m/s. At the moment when the bottom of the ladder is 3m from the wall, it slides away from the wall at a rate of 2 m/s. How long is the ladder?

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The top of a ladder slides down a vertical wall at a rate of 1.5 m/s. At the moment when the
bottom of the ladder is 3m from the wall, it slides away from the wall at a rate of 2 m/s. How
long is the ladder?
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