13. A 13 foot sliding ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the time its base is 12 feet from the house, the base is moving at the rate of 5 ft./sec 13-ft ladder 0 x(t) How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall then? a. b. At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the ladder wall and ground changing then? At what rate (rads/sec) is the angle 0 between the ground and the ladder changing? C. Mwwwwwwv

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13. A 13 foot sliding ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the
time its base is 12 feet from the house, the base is moving at the rate of 5 ft./sec
13-ft ladder
0
x(t)
How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall then?
a.
b.
At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the ladder wall and
ground changing then?
At what rate (rads/sec) is the angle 0 between the ground and the ladder changing?
C.
Mwwwwwwv
Transcribed Image Text:13. A 13 foot sliding ladder is leaning against a house when its base starts to slide away. By the time its base is 12 feet from the house, the base is moving at the rate of 5 ft./sec 13-ft ladder 0 x(t) How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall then? a. b. At what rate is the area of the triangle formed by the ladder wall and ground changing then? At what rate (rads/sec) is the angle 0 between the ground and the ladder changing? C. Mwwwwwwv
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