Homework Help: calculus

Posted by Madeline on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 8:35pm.

A 6-foot man walks away from a 16-foot lamppost at a speed of 5 ft/sec. Find exactly the rate at which his shadow is increasing in length.

calculus - Krissy, Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 1:04am
3 ft/sec

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