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A 13ft. ladder is sliding down the wall at the rate of 7 ft/sec. Find the...

A 13ft. ladder is sliding down the wall at the rate of 7 ft/sec. Find the rate at which the bottom of the ladder is sliding away from the wall when the top is 5 feet away from the ground.  

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