Provide an Appropriate Response

question 18

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at 2 feet per second, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 10 feet away
From the wall?

• A) 5.2 ft/sec
• B) 2.4 ft/sec
• C) 9.6 ft/sec
• D) 4.8 ft/sec

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