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A ladder that is 15 meters long is leaning against a wall. The top of the ladder is being pulled up the wall at a rate of 3 meters per second. If x is the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the wall, find the rate of change of this distance at x = 10 meters. Assume that the top of the ladder maintains contact with the wall throughout.

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Answer: -3.354

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A ladder that is 15 meters long is leaning against a wall. The top of the ladder is-example-1
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