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A ladder 5cm long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall at the rate of 2cm/sec. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4m away from the wall?

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`8/3`cm/sec
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