Falling Ladder: Related Rates Question

Question (1) taken from Stewart's Calculus (Early Trancendentals) text:[br][br]1) If [b]the ladder is moving away from the wall at 1 ft/sec[/b], [b][color=#0a971e]how fast is h changing at the exact instant when x = 6 ft?[/color][/b] [br]2) [color=#0a971e]Why is dh/dt < 0 (regardless of the point at which the ladder meets the floor)?[/color] Explain. [br]3) At what instance does the absolute value of dh/dt the greatest? How is this made apparent?[br]4) At what instance does the absolute value of dh/dt the least? How is this made apparent?[br]5) Is there ever a time for which the absolute value of dx/dt = the absolute value of dh/dt? If not, explain why. If so, determine the values of h and x for which this occurs.

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