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Curves & Motion · Challenge problem

A ladder of length 55 slides with its top on the yy-axis and its foot on the positive xx-axis. A paint mark on the ladder, 22 units from the top, traces a curve as the ladder slides. Find the radius of curvature of that curve at the moment the ladder makes a 45∘45^\circ angle with the ground. Give an exact answer in simplest radical form.