26 ft. Aluminum Ladder, Rail Brackets, Step Platform (375 lbs), and 6 ft to 14 ft Scaffold Plank Combo

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A 26 foot ladder islowered down a vertical wall at a rate of 3 feet per minute. Thebase of the ladder is sliding away from the wall.At what rate is the ladder sliding away from the wall when thebase of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall?Would you expect the same rate whenthe ladder is any distance from the wall?Would you expectyour answer to be positive when the base is any distancefrom the wall? Is there a physical reason why the rate ispositive?At what rate is the ladder moving awayfrom the