Answer:
1. The bottom of the ladder is 4 meters away from the wall
2. I'm not sure about this one, someone else answer please :D
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find how far away the bottom of the ladder is.
The ladder is creating a triangle, with 5 as it's hypotenuse and 3 as one of the left.
[tex]a^2 + 3^2 = 5^2\\a^2 + 9 = 25\\a^2 = 25-9\\a^2 = 16\\a = 4[/tex]
I'm sorry I couldn't answer the second one, but I hope this helped!
Answer:
a. 4m
b. 6m/s
Step-by-step explanation:
wall height = y = 3m
ladder length = L = 5m
distance from bottom of ladder to the wall = x
a. y² + x² = L² -----------eq.(1)
3³ + x² = 5²
x = 4 m
b. How fast is the bottom of the ladder sliding away from the wall? = dx/dt
using eq.1 ---- y² + x² = L²
2y (dy/dt) + 2x (dx/dt) = 0
y (dy/dt) + 2 (dx/dt) = 0
we know that (dy/dt) = -8 m/s
3 (-8) + 4 (dx/dt) = 0
dx/dt = -24 / -4
dx/dt = 6 m/s
