A Sixteen Foot ladder is leaning against a building. If the bottom of the ladder is sliding along the pavement directly away from the building at 2 feet/second, how fast is the top of the ladder moving down when the foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall?
The Top of the ladder is moving down at a rate of ___feet/second when the foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall.

-0.69 feet per second

Step-by-step explanation:

We have dx/dt = 2 ft/sec, and we want to determine dy/dt.

x and y are related by the Pythagorean Theorem.

x²+y²=16²

Differentiate both sides of this equation with respect to t to get

Divide both sides by 2y

When x = 5 ft, we have

x²+y²=16²

5²+y²=256

y²=256-25=231

therefore

y=

=-0.69

The top of the ladder is sliding down (because of the negative sign in the result) at a rate of -0.69 feet per second.

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