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A ladder 5 m 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/s. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4 m away from the wall ?

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A. `4sqrt3 m`

B

B. `5 sqrt3 m`

C

C. `5 sqrt 2 m`

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D. 6m

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