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A dog is running away from a 15-ft. high streetlamp at a rate of 9 ft/sec. The dog’s head is 2 ft tall. At what rate is the length of the dog’s shadow increasing? Include units

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

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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A dog is running away from a 15-ft. high streetlamp at a rate of 9 ft/sec. The dog’s head is 2 ft tall. At what rate is the length of the dog’s shadow increasing? Include units.

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