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  • 26-02-2017
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a street light is mounted at the top of a 15 ft-tall pole. A man 6 ft tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 5 ft/s along a straight path. How fast is the tip of his shadow moving when he is 40 ft from the pole

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jtvatsim jtvatsim
  • 26-02-2017
See attached. The trick is to use similar triangles.
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