A 10 ft ladder is being pulled away from a wall at a rate of 3 ft/sec. What is the rate of change in the area beneath the ladder when the ladder is 6 ft from the wall

The rate of change in the area beneath the ladder is 5.25 ft²/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of triangle is given by;

where;

b is the base of the triangle, given as 6 ft

h is the height of the triangle, determined  by applying Pythagoras theorem.

h² = 10² - 6²

h² = 100 - 36

h² = 64

h = √64

h = 8 ft

Determine the rate of change of the height;

Finally, determine the rate of change of area beneath the ladder;

Therefore, the rate of change in the area beneath the ladder is 5.25 ft²/s

it has changed from the width and the height.

step-by-step explanation:

1. perpendicular

2. parallel

3. perpendicular