A man of height 1.7 meters walks away from a 5-meter lamppost at a speed of 1.3 m/s. Find the rate at which his shadow is increasing in length. 5 (Use decimal notation. Give your answer to three decimal places.)

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A man of height 1.7 meters walks away from a 5-meter lamppost at a speed of 1.3 m/s. Find the rate at which his shadow is
increasing in length.
(Use decimal notation. Give your answer to three decimal places.)
rate:
m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A man of height 1.7 meters walks away from a 5-meter lamppost at a speed of 1.3 m/s. Find the rate at which his shadow is increasing in length. (Use decimal notation. Give your answer to three decimal places.) rate: m/s
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