The top of a 5 foot ladder, leaning against a vertical wall, is slipping down...

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The top of a 5 foot ladder, leaning against a vertical wall, is slipping down the wall at the rate of 3 feet per second. How fast is the bottom of the ladder sliding along the ground away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 4 feet away from the base of the wall?

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