edits; simplify caching
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@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Solving, yields:
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* If $l = 12$ and $db/dt = 2$ when $b=4$, find $dh/dt$.
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* If when $l = 12$ it is known that $db/dt = 2$ when $b=4$, find $dh/dt$.
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We just need to find $h$ for this value of $b$, as the other two quantities in the last equation are known.
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@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ height = sqrt(length^2 - bottom^2)
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As $b$ goes to $l$, $h$ goes to ``0``, so $b/h$ blows up. Unless $db/dt$
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goes to $0$, the expression will become $-\infty$.
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!!! note
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Often, this problem is presented with ``db/dt`` having a constant rate. In this case, the ladder problem defies physics, as ``dh/dt`` eventually is faster than the speed of light as ``h \rightarrow 0+``. In practice, were ``db/dt`` kept at a constant, the ladder would necessarily come away from the wall. The trajectory would follow that of a tractrix were there no gravity to account for.
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##### Example
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