Application of DerivativeHard
Question
A 13 ft. ladder is leaning against a wall when its base starts to slide away. At the instant when the base is 12 ft. away from the wall, the base is moving away from the wall at the rate of 5 ft/sec. The rate at which the angle θ between the ladder and the ground is changing is -
Options
A.
rad/sec.
B.-1 rad/sec.
C.
rad/sec.
D.
rad/sec.
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