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A 13 ft ladder is leaning against a vertical wall when Jack begins pulling the foot...

A 13 ft ladder is leaning against a vertical wall when Jack begins pulling the foot of the ladder away from the wall at a rate of 1 ft/sec. How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the foot of the ladder is 5 ft from the wall?

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