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Calculus · Easy problem

A 1313-foot ladder leans against a wall; the angle its base makes from the vertical wall is θ(x)=arccos⁡ ⁣(x13)\theta(x)=\arccos\!\left(\dfrac{x}{13}\right), where xx is the horizontal distance of the foot from the wall. A safety sensor halts the ladder once this angle is changing at exactly −112-\dfrac{1}{12} rad per foot. Find the distance xx at which this happens.

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