18. A light is on the top of a 4-meter tall pole and a 1.5-meter tall person is walking away from the pole at a rate of 0.5 m/s. (a) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the pole when the person is 7 meters from the pole? (b) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the person when the person is 7meters from the pole?

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18. A light is on the top of a 4-meter tall pole and a 1.5-meter tall person is walking away
from the pole at a rate of 0.5 m/s.
(a) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the pole when the
person is 7 meters from the pole?
(b) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the person when
the person is 7meters from the pole?
Transcribed Image Text:18. A light is on the top of a 4-meter tall pole and a 1.5-meter tall person is walking away from the pole at a rate of 0.5 m/s. (a) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the pole when the person is 7 meters from the pole? (b) At what rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the person when the person is 7meters from the pole?
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