A 5-Ft Tall Man Is Walking Away from a Street

question 16

Short Answer

A 5-ft tall man is walking away from a street light 10 ft high at a speed of 4 ft/sec . How fast is the tip of his shadow moving along the ground?
__________ ft/sec

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