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A 30 -Foot Ladder Is Leaning Against a House (See r=2x900x2ft/secr = \frac { 2 x } { \sqrt { 900 - x ^ { 2 } } } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }

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A 30 -foot ladder is leaning against a house (see figure) . If the base of the ladder is pulled away from the house at a rate of 2 feet per second, the top will move down the wall at a rate of r=2x900x2ft/secr = \frac { 2 x } { \sqrt { 900 - x ^ { 2 } } } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec } , where xx is the distance between the base of the ladder and the house. Find the rate rr when xx is 18 feet.
 A 30 -foot ladder is leaning against a house (see figure) . If the base of the ladder is pulled away from the house at a rate of 2 feet per second, the top will move down the wall at a rate of  r = \frac { 2 x } { \sqrt { 900 - x ^ { 2 } } } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec } , where  x  is the distance between the base of the ladder and the house. Find the rate  r  when  x  is 18 feet.   A)   r = \frac { 3 } { 2 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }  B)   r = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }  C)   r = \frac { 48 } { 5 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }  D)   r = \frac { 2 } { 3 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }  E)   r = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }


A) r=32ft/secr = \frac { 3 } { 2 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }
B) r=43ft/secr = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }
C) r=485ft/secr = \frac { 48 } { 5 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }
D) r=23ft/secr = \frac { 2 } { 3 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }
E) r=34ft/secr = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { ft } / \mathrm { sec }

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