4.) A light is placed on the ground 32ft. from a building. A man 6ft, tall walks from the light toward the building at a rate of 6ft per second. Find the rate at which his shadow on the building is decreasing when he is 16ft from the building.

4.) A light is placed on the ground 32ft. from a building. A man 6ft, tall walks from the light toward the building at a rate of 6ft per second. Find the rate at which his shadow on the building is decreasing when he is 16ft from the building.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter2: Working With Real Numbers

Section2.3: Rules For Addition

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4.) A light is placed on the ground 32ft.
from a building. A man 6ft. tall walks
from the light toward the building at a
rate of 6ft per second. Find the rate at
which his shadow on the building is
decreasing when he is 16ft from the
building.

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