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a 5.5m ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By...


a 5.5m ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the time the base is
4.44.4
m from the​ house, the base is moving away at the rate of
9.99.9
​m/s.
a. What is the rate of change of the height of the top of the​ ladder?
b. At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the​ ladder, wall, and ground changing​ then?
thetaθ
x(t)y(t)05.5 m ladderxy
c. At what rate is the angle between the ladder and the ground changing​ then?

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