A man 6 feet tall walls at a rate of 5 feet per second away from a light that is 15 feet above the ground. (A) When he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the tip of his shadow moving in ft/s? (B) when he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the length of is shadow changing in ft/s?

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A man 6 feet tall walls at a rate of 5 feet per second away from a light that is 15 feet above the ground. (A) When he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the tip of his shadow moving in ft/s? (B) when he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the length of is shadow changing in ft/s?
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