A 5-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If we push the ladder toward the wall at a rate of 1 ft/s, how fast is the top of the ladder moving up the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 4 ft from the wall? (Enter an exact answer.) Provide your answer below:

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A 5-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If we push the ladder toward the wall at a rate of 1 ft/s, how fast is the top of the
ladder moving up the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 4 ft from the wall?
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