A light hangs 15ft above a horizontal path and a man 6ft tall is walking away at 5 ft/sec. i) How fast is the man's shadow lengthening? ii) How fast is the tip of his shadow moving?

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A light hangs 15ft above a horizontal path and a man 6ft tall is walking away at
5 ft/sec.
i) How fast is the man's shadow lengthening?
ii) How fast is the tip of his shadow moving?
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