A 5 meter long ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is being pushed towards the wall at a rate of 2 meters per second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding up the wall when the bottom is 3 meters from the wall?
A 5 meter long ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is being pushed towards the wall at a rate of 2 meters per second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding up the wall when the bottom is 3 meters from the wall?
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towards the wall at a rate of 2 meters per second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding up the
wall when the bottom is 3 meters from the wall?
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