Articulating Ladder | Velocity | Little Giant Ladders

A 26 foot ladder islowered down a vertical wall at a rate of 3 feet per minute. Thebase of the ladder is sliding away from the wall.At what rate is the ladder sliding away from the wall when thebase of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall?Would you expect the same rate whenthe ladder is any distance from the wall?Would you expectyour answer to be positive when the base is any distancefrom the wall? Is there a physical reason why the rate ispositive?At what rate is the ladder moving awayfrom the

A ladder 26 ft long leans against a vertical wall. If the lower end is being moved away from the wall at the rate of 5 ft / s how fast is the height of the top changing (this will be a negative rate) when the lower end is 10 ft from the wall? (IMAGES CANNOT COPY) | Numerade