2. A 2.6 m ladder is leaning against a wall when its base starts to slide away. By the time the base is 2.4 m from the wall, the base is moving away at the rate of 1 ms-¹. At what rate is the angle between the ladder and the ground changing at this moment?

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2. A 2.6 m ladder is leaning against a wall when its base starts to slide
away. By the time the base is 2.4 m from the wall, the base is moving
away at the rate of 1 ms-¹. At what rate is the angle between the
ladder and the ground changing at this moment?
Transcribed Image Text:2. A 2.6 m ladder is leaning against a wall when its base starts to slide away. By the time the base is 2.4 m from the wall, the base is moving away at the rate of 1 ms-¹. At what rate is the angle between the ladder and the ground changing at this moment?
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