A light is hung 6 meters above a straight horizontal path. If a man 2 meters tall is walking toward the light at the rate of 1.6 meters per second, how fast is the length of his shadow changing in meter/s per second?

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A light is hung 6 meters above a straight horizontal path. If a man 2 meters tall is
walking toward the light at the rate of 1.6 meters per second, how fast is the length of
his shadow changing in meter/s per second?
Note: If your final answer is negative, include the negative sign in your answer
without a space between the sign and the numerical answer. If the answer is a
fraction, type in the answer in decimal form rounding-off to two decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:A light is hung 6 meters above a straight horizontal path. If a man 2 meters tall is walking toward the light at the rate of 1.6 meters per second, how fast is the length of his shadow changing in meter/s per second? Note: If your final answer is negative, include the negative sign in your answer without a space between the sign and the numerical answer. If the answer is a fraction, type in the answer in decimal form rounding-off to two decimal places.
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