10. A ladder 5 m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall, at the rate of 2cm/s. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4 m away from the wall ?

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Since, the bottom of ground is increasing with time t,

dxdt = 2cm/s

From fig, Δ ABC, by Pythagorastheorem

AB2 + BC2 = AC2

x2 + y2 = 52

x2 + y2 = 25 ____ (1)

Differentiating eqn (1) w. r. t. time t we get,

ddt(x2+y2)=ddt(25)

2xdxdt+2ydydt=0.

2x*2+2y2ydy=0

dydt=2xy m/s

When x = 4m, the rate at which its height on the wall decreases is

dydt=2*43 {42+y2=52y2=2516y √9(L engthcan'tbenegetive)y=3

dydt=83 room

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