ladder 12 feet long is leaning against the wall of a house. The base of the ladder is pushed towards me wall at a rate of 2 feet per second. How fast is the top of the ladder moving up the wall, when he base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall?

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A ladder 12 feet long is leaning against the wall of a house. The base of the ladder is pushed towards
the wall at a rate of 2 feet per second. How fast is the top of the ladder moving up the wall, when
the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall?
Transcribed Image Text:A ladder 12 feet long is leaning against the wall of a house. The base of the ladder is pushed towards the wall at a rate of 2 feet per second. How fast is the top of the ladder moving up the wall, when the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall?
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