A ladder 5m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall, at the rate of 2cm/s. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4m away from the wall??
1 Answer
Jul 30, 2017
The height is decreasing at the rate of
Explanation:
Here , we apply Pythagoras
Differentiating with respect to
Therefore,