Cat on a ladder
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- Jenni Bricknell
A ladder standing on a smooth floor against a wall slides down to the floor. Along what curve does a cat sitting in the middle of the ladder move.
What happens if it is sitting on the bottom rung or the top rung?
1.Draw a diagram of what you think would happen
2. Use the trace to check your answer
3. Comment on the results
There was also an extension of this question
Q 2 "Along what curve does the cat move if it does not sit in the middle of the ladder