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a ladder 15 m long leans against a wall. The ladder slides down the wall at...

a ladder 15 m long leans against a wall. The ladder slides down the wall at a rate of 1.5m/s. What is the rate of change of the angle at the ground when the ladder is 6m from the wall.

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