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Aladder of 5 m long rest with one end against a vertical wall of height 3 m and the other end on the lower ground. If its top slides down at the rate of 10 cm/sec, find the rate at which the foot of the ladder is sliding.

A

0.075 meter/sec.

B

0.75 meter/sec

C

0.025 meter/sec

D

0.25 meter/sec

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