$A$ ladder,$5 \ m$ long,rests against a vertical wall. If its top slides downwards at the rate of $10 \ cm/s$,then the angle between the ladder and the floor is decreasing at the rate of how many radians/second when its lower end is $4 \ m$ away from the wall?

  • A
    $-0.1$
  • B
    $-0.025$
  • C
    $0.1$
  • D
    $0.025$

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