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A ladder 10ft long rests against a vertical wall. If a bottom of the ladder slides...

A ladder 10ft long rests against a vertical wall. If a bottom of the ladder slides away

from the wall at the rate of 1.5 ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 5 ft from the wall. Please show all work.

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