A light is on the top of a 12 ft tall pole and a 5 ft 6 in tall person is waking away from the pole at a rate if 2 ft/sec. a) What rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the pole when the person is 25 ft from the pole?  b) What rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the person when the person is 25 ft from the pole?

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A light is on the top of a 12 ft tall pole and a 5 ft 6 in tall person is waking away from the pole at a rate if 2 ft/sec.

a) What rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the pole when the person is 25 ft from the pole? 

b) What rate is the tip of the shadow moving away from the person when the person is 25 ft from the pole? 

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